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Podcast: Can prosthetic limbs feel touch? (haptic feedback)

Podcast: Can prosthetic limbs feel touch? (haptic feedback) NSF-supported researcher Jeremy Brown discusses his work developing interfaces with haptic feedback, including upper-limb prosthetics, rehabilitation tools, and surgical robotics... Read more at nsf.gov

Shipworms still hold some sea-crets

Shipworms still hold some sea-crets
Although they have been known to mariners for centuries — having aided in shipwrecking Columbus and sinking parts of the Spanish Armada — scientists have not been able to determine how shipworms digest wood, until now. Sometimes known as "termites of…

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