Putting a human face on a new breed of robot

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A robot that recognizes human facial expressions and mimics them is in development at Science University, Tokyo, Japan. A charge-coupled device camera in the 'face robot's eye records patterns of darkness and light on a human face, and matches them with a stored databank of expressions.

Innovations, Technology application, Robots, Facial expression

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Eyeing a project's ethics

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The National Institutes of Health convened a special panel to review a proposal submitted by the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke that involved conducting an experimental procedure on a women who would receive no medical benefits from the procedure.

Standards, Research, United States. National Institutes of Health, Human experimentation in medicine, Human medical experimentation, United States. National Institute of Neurological and Communicative Disorders and Stroke

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Stargazing from the end of the Earth

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The Center for Astrophysics in Antarctica (CAR) has proven the viability of constructing and operating observatories in the frigid region. CARA plans to garner support for building an International Arctic Observatory.

Antarctica, Astronomical observatories

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