Hold that thought: computers read minds
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Several research efforts are underway, in both the US and Japan, to examine the link between computers and human thought. The use of brain signals to move a cursor and typing by mentally spelling words are two such efforts that make use of electrical signals emitted by the brain.
Publication Name: Popular Science
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0161-7370
Year: 1993
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Killer rocks
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The possibilities of a collision between the Earth and an asteroid or a comet are examined. Some of the heavenly bodies that have come relatively close to Earth include the asteroids 1566 Icarus, 1996 JA1 and 1997 XF11.
Publication Name: Popular Science
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0161-7370
Year: 1998
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Listen like a fly
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Issues are presented concerning the investigation of the ears of the parasitoid fly Ormia ochracea as a means of developing a sound-tracking directional microphone which can be used in hearing aids.
Publication Name: Popular Science
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0161-7370
Year: 2001
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