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News Release 08-169
New Research to Probe Human Mind and Future Infrastructure Systems
NSF awards from the Office of Emerging Frontiers in Research and Innovation
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The Anatomically Correct Testbed Hand has three fully actuated fingers that have the same biomechanical structure as the human hand. This hand is used to understand the human hand's biomechanical structure and neural control strategies, and will serve as a prosthetic and surgical tool one day.
Credit: Ellen Garvens, University of Washington
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Steve M. Potter holds a stimulator, which is used to create a bi-directional interface between a living neural network and a computer.
Credit: Steve M. Potter, Georgia Tech Laboratory for Neuroengineering
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Lamine Mili visiting the Edison Lab in Fort Myers, Fla., in 2004. Mili and his colleagues will investigate ways to ensure electricity and communications during a catastrophe.
Credit: Lamine Mili
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