Ballbots
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A ballbot is a tall, thin robot that travels about on a ball-shaped wheel, enabling it to move in any direction, providing the flexible locomotive capabilities that robots would need to aid people in their daily lives in the years to come. The ballbot uses fiber-optic gyroscopes and microelectromechanical accelerometers that when combined emulate the functions of a mechanical gyro and pendulum that functions like an Schuler pendulum.
Publication Name: Scientific American
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8733
Year: 2006
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Your cells are my cells
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The article discusses the phenomenon of microchimerism, which states that everybody acquires various cells from several genetically different people. These cells are found to act as therapeutics for the regeneration of damaged tissues.
Publication Name: Scientific American
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8733
Year: 2008
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How do short-term memories become long-term memories?
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The author explains the consolidation process involved in the transition of a short-term memory to a permanent long-term memory.
Publication Name: Scientific American
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8733
Year: 2007
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