Bees may have foot baths to curb deadly colony collapse disorder Jul 29, 2008
"Bees are very tactile and are always touching, exchanging pheremones or food and once they have picked up the fungus they would quickly spread it around," said Dr Chandler. A special session on honey bee health will be held at the university on August 4 as part of a Society for Invertebrate Pathology international conference. (Telegraph.co.uk)
A happy customer at the Apple store in London (Photograph: Sang ... Jul 27, 2008
I should digress here to point out that the latest HTC Touch Diamond (HTC is a wonderful manufacturer permanently hamstrung by its devices all being Windows Mobile) has an accelerometer, too, and comes with a ball-manipulation game that provides tactile feedback - you can actually feel the weight and bounce of the ball as you manoeuvre it. For the rest, it is yet another iPhone wannabe: it is too small, its multi-touch interface is too slow on the uptake and the whole experience is rather... (guardian.co.uk)
Taking construction step by step Jul 26, 2008
" A prosthetist's work involves a complex blend of skills. Harrison assesses a patient's needs, custom-makes the socket and chooses the most suitable components from hundreds of products. Fitting the new limb can take many visits because the alignment must be precise if the energy needed to move the prosthetic is to be minimised. It is a tactile job, and requires much trust between patient and prosthetist. Prosthetic limbs can cost from $150 for the basic foot to more than $120,000 for an... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Program promotes safety through head protection Jul 25, 2008
The pink, and malleable, brain model, the size of a child's brain and like a real brain "soft and squishy," provided a tactile illustration for the kids about the vital organ a helmet protects. Erin Durbin, a program coordinator with Children's Hospital, told the kids that their skulls were only "three pennies thick," and thus not enough to protect the brain from a head-hurting fall from a bike. (Pontiac Daily Leader, IL)
Scientists Create Touch-based Illusion: Mind Trick Yields New Insights On Perception Jul 22, 2008
"But we're interested in discovering general principles of perception, and we wanted to see whether similar illusions can occur in the tactile domain." ... To create a tactile version of this illusion, Olivia Carter, a postdoctoral researcher at Harvard University, and Talia Konkle, a graduate student in Moore's MIT lab, used a new piezoelectric stimulator device developed by Qi Wang and Vincent Hayward at McGill University ... The authors used their tactile illusion to explore the interaction... (Science Daily)
Hybrid Cars Pose Risk to Blind, Visually Impaired Jul 22, 2008
"Traditionally, people who are blind or visually impaired learn to rely on their hearing and tactile cues to provide them with information about their environment, which they can use to navigate safely across streets and through other vehicular ways, such as parking lots. In so doing, the sound of traffic is their primary focus," Melanie Brunson, council executive director, said in a news release from the council. "Traffic sounds provide information about such things as the position of vehicles,... (Yahoo News)
Men's summer cool Jul 22, 2008
Dressing gowns, loose shirts and boxers with a tactile appeal as made an appearance. But this look may no be fitting for the average guy. (iAfrica.com)
Can Si Newhouse Keep Cond Nast's Gloss Going? Jul 20, 2008
They also offer a tactile, portable and visual pleasure that doesn t always translate well to the computer, for readers or for advertisers. All of this may hold even truer for Cond. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Business)
Tough at the top Jul 19, 2008
There are tiles on the floor explaining the origin of the mountain's name, wildlife and tactile wood lines the walls. Windows along the hall of one side currently look out on scaffolding and mist. (BBC News -- UK)
Baobab tasted Jul 18, 2008
The taste is something of a disappointment after the tactile pleasure of the skin that encases it. The white, powdery fruit looks like sherbet and in parts of Africa is mixed with water and made into a drink, has an alien texture that seems rather tasteless. (BBC News -- UK)
LETTERS: NCT, July 5, 2008 Jul 6, 2008
It is much like lovers of the library, who mistake their love of the tactile feel of paper for the more important information contained therein. To survive, newspapers must leverage their main advantage -- reporters on-scene in every nook and cranny of the nation. (North County Times)
Scientists Set Out To Measure How We Perceive Naturalness Jul 6, 2008
There are visual, tactile and auditory experiments designed to demonstrate the limitations of the senses as measurement devices, by exposing how perceptions can be fooled by illusions. Videos will highlight the how the use of Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) brain scans is helping us understand the perceptual process, by allowing researchers to discover which areas of the brain are stimulated when people carry out specific tasks, such as using their vision and touch senses to explore natural and... (Science Daily)
Blind faith: Ruling is a testament to remarkable womans legacy Jul 5, 2008
Bismarck Tribune - Life - Blind faith: Ruling is a testament to remarkable womans legacy. WASHINGTON He thinks of her every time he gazes at the painting a blazing orange sun she drew a few years after the tragedy. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
Woman's spirit inspired fight Jun 29, 2008
Elsewhere around the world, accommodations are made for the blind -- different sized notes or tactile features such as raised markings. Why not the United States. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Accident counts increase along I-45 construction Jun 25, 2008
We extended the striping and added traffic buttons, he said, referring to the white domed dividers placed between lanes that provide both a visual and tactile cue for drivers merging with traffic. Striping for an acceleration lane seems to have helped a lot. (Conroe Courier, TX)
Doctor's defense points to anesthetic Jun 24, 2008
The fine print on midazolam warns about the possibility of "hallucination," "emergence delirium" and "dreaming during emergence." Diazepam notes "delusions (holding false beliefs that cannot be changed by facts)" and "changes in sexual desire." Ketamine includes a "special note" on its packaging, stating that in about 12 percent of patients "psychological manifestations vary in severity between pleasant dream-like states, vivid imaginary hallucinations, and emergence delirium." But it says... (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Is it harder to raise boys or girls? Jun 21, 2008
"Boys tend to be more tactile -- they may need to be picked up and plunked in a time-out chair," Gurian says. They're also less verbal and more impulsive, he adds, which is especially evident in the toddler and preschool years. (CNN -- Health)
Gesture Computer Interface Device Developed For Surgeons Jun 20, 2008
ScienceDaily (June 19, 2008) Researchers at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) in Israel have developed a new hand gesture recognition system, tested at a Washington, D.C. hospital, that enables doctors to manipulate digital images during medical procedures by motioning instead of touching a screen, keyboard or mouse which compromises sterility and could spread infection, according to a just released article. The new article reports on what the authors believe is the first time a hand... (Science Daily)
How Multi-touch Screens Could Change The Way We Interact With Computers Jun 19, 2008
The tactile pleasure the interface provides beyond its utility quickly brought it accolades ... Han, who describes himself as a very tactile person, became aware of the effect one day when he was looking through a full glass of water. (Scientific American)
3G iPhones hype is deafening as launch date nears Jun 19, 2008
Business users, for example, are predicted to stick to their smartphones with tactile QWERTY keyboards even though Apple has added Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync compatibility to the latest iPhone. Apple also failed to boost the power of the iPhone's camera, which sits at a puny 2megapixels, or its Bluetooth connectivity that can only be used with headsets. (Courier Mail)
NYT: SUBTLE MAKEOVER FOR MICHELLE OBAMA... Jun 18, 2008
Obama, a Harvard-trained lawyer, appeared so at ease with the tactile business of campaigning and drew praise for humanizing, often with humor, a husband who could seem elusive. Related Articles. (The Drudge Report)
Video Game Technology May Help Surgeons Operate On Beating Hearts Jun 17, 2008
The accuracy of anchor placement didn't differ significantly between the two sets of tests, perhaps because of Vasilyev's high level of experience and the availability of tactile information to help guide the final step of driving in the anchors. However, the speed of the anchor placement improved significantly. (Science Daily)
Mourners, memorabilia reflect colorful life of art teacher Jun 16, 2008
"She believed that our students had the opportunity and the right to learn about tactile art.". Some did more than simply learn. (Boston Globe)
Making math with yarn Jun 7, 2008
What you can do is get a tactile insight. I theoretically understand the concept, but [the model] allows me to communicate it, said Taimina. (MSNBC -- Environment)
Subhash K. Jha speaks about Sarkar Raj Jun 7, 2008
The plot is tense tactile and non-derivative, unless bits and fragments stolen from newspaper headlines would be considered derivative. The narrative displays a muscular rugged grit though not much grip. (IndiaFM)
Alternatives to fare increases Jun 6, 2008
We need leaders, not managers, with a tactile desire to improve the urban landscape for future generations but instead we are doomed to petty minded nonsense about increased fares for improved services and the numeristic argument of 18% reductio in running costs - big deal. Situation - no change. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Paul Brantley to play benefit concert Jun 5, 2008
He said there's something about the tone and tactile nature of the instrument that makes it appealing. "I mean, you literally hug the instrument," he said with a laugh. (The Augusta Chronicle)
State provides emergency response assistance to deaf-blind citizens Jun 1, 2008
Interpreters will use the American Sign Language, as tactile interpreting is the most. common form of communication for deaf-blind individuals. (Sulphur Southwest Daily News, LA)
LETTERS: NCT, May 29, 2008 May 30, 2008
HotJobs Local Search. Is Tri-City's mail-in ballot a scam on voters. (North County Times)
Mind over matter May 29, 2008
Finally, without tactile sensors to provide a more complete control of the artificial appendage, it is nearly impossible for the user to gauge the force with which an object is grasped. The aim is "to pick up an object with a strong enough grip to prevent it slipping from the robotic hand, but not so strong as to crush it," Kalakska said. (iAfrica.com)
'Indiana Jones' and the CGI jungle May 22, 2008
The first three Indy films were gritty, sweaty and tactile affairs, largely because everything onscreen physically existed somewhere. Not so with "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull" - though that was almost the case. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Paper money discriminates against blind, court rules May 21, 2008
"Even the most searching tactile examination will reveal no difference between a $100 bill and a $1 bill. The secretary has identified no reason that requires paper currency to be uniform to the touch," Judge Judith W. Rogers wrote for the majority. Courts do not decide how to design currency. (Boston Globe)
Review: Good to see Indy, but 'Skull' is a mess May 20, 2008
But even before that, everything feels so glossy and detached that there's never reason to believe the peril is real - it all lacks the tactile feel of, say, a giant ball bearing down, a wobbly rope bridge groaning over a chasm or horseback chase through a dusty canyon. Spielberg fashioned part one, "Raiders of the Lost Ark," as a fun and funny, rough-and-tumble homage to action-adventure pictures of the 1930s and '40s. (FOX 11, AZ)
Baby, let's make fruit salad May 20, 2008
But it is not just the tactile feeling of smearing them-selves with food that turns people on. A study performed by Alan Hirsch, founder of Chicago's Smell & Taste Treatment and Research Foundation, found a connection between the smell of food and sexual arousal. (Globe and Mail)
Success By Learning: Smallest Predator Recognizes Prey By Its Shape May 18, 2008
The Etruscan shrews trust in their sense of touch and the tactile shape recognition in an extent we do not know from other animal species, reported Brecht at the MDC conference. Also, the animals can adjust quickly to new situations , Brecht pointed out. (Science Daily)
UK Release Round-up: Silent Week : Slim pickings as the summer drought begins.... May 15, 2008
Having only upon review, you may be advised to wait for it to hit Nintendo's download service at a less inflated price next week, or alternatively get yourself some bubble wrap for a truly tactile popping experience. Finally, there's Top Trumps: Doctor Who on the DS. We'll hold our hands up and admit to knowing nothing about this little curio, though if you were a fan of last year's Top Trumps: Dogs aurs you may be interested. (IGN PS2)
Braille Converter Bridges The Information Gap May 13, 2008
The user then receives the translation back by e-mail, which can be read on a Braille printer or on a tactile display, a device connected to the computer with a series of pins that are raised or lowered to represent Braille characters. RoboBraille can currently translate text written in English, Danish, Italian, Greek and Portuguese into Braille and speech. (Science Daily)
For slot machines, a 3M touch screen that touches back May 8, 2008
3M's MicroTouch Capacitive TouchSense System upgrades touch-screen technology (now used on everything from digital music players to ATMs) by providing tactile feedback. The system, which can be installed in new or existing slot machines, provides users with the sensation of touching a mechanical button when touching an LCD screen. (Twin Cities Business Journal, MN)
Baby robot that can walk, talk and feel May 5, 2008
It has 197 tactile sensors embedded in its outer layer and 51 compressed air-powered actuators, which allow it to react to touch. When CB2's shoulders are tapped, it blinks as if surprised, stops moving, and turns its gaze toward the person who touched it. (Yahoo News -- Robots and Robotics)
Kaneohe Marines help handicap children heal May 5, 2008
"Balance and tactile things are very stimulating.". The center provides therapeutic riding for children from Easter Seals, Shriners Hospital, Kapiolani Medical Center, Variety School and other organizations. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
A reason to support Minute Man Arc Apr 23, 2008
He also had heightened tactile sensitivity and low floppy tone. When I took Darren home, at 1 month old, the Minute Man ARC s Early Intervention Program began working with him right away. (Beacon Villager, MA)
Make every day a feast Apr 18, 2008
Leading the list of tactile feasts is good sex -- need I say more. A luxurious massage can be added to or substituted for this kind of pleasure, depending on your state of mind and social calendar. (CNN)
A clear vision Apr 17, 2008
Low-maintenance mass plantings of cactus and native grasses add subtle texture, and a few potted plants such as bamboo and succulents blend well with the home's tactile exterior. "It's a work in progress," says Ward. (AZCentral -- Home)
Microflex Introduces Tranquility(TM) White Nitrile Gloves Apr 11, 2008
Tranquility(TM) gloves conform to the hand allowing for exceptional tactile sensitivity and grip ... Tranquility(TM) gloves are an ideal alternative when enhanced comfort and tactile sensitivity are a must, and everyday use of small instruments demands superior wet and dry grip. (PR Newswire)
Your Health This Week Apr 9, 2008
I was sure that, on average, the tactile nature of breast-feeding would promote mother-child closeness, which would mean better adjustment for the child and greater satisfaction for the mother. I was wrong. (Slate)
B.A.C. charts the progress of the female figure Apr 6, 2008
The bed, tactile and isolated in a blue plane, calls attention to the absence of the female figure, a once solid form, reduced to a suggestion. The image alone is powerful in its tensions attraction and repulsion, real and perceived but it becomes even more charged when considered with the other paintings and sculptures of the exhibition. (Yale Herald, CT)
Q&A: Tom Brokaw Apr 5, 2008
I'm still a child of my generation--I like the tactile experience of sitting back with a newspaper in my hands. But I'll see something in the paper and I'll go Google it--a personality or an issue that I want to know more about. (Forbes -- Business)
Opinion: Mind your civility footprint Apr 4, 2008
It's personal, tactile, organic, and immediately comprehensible. It's elementary. (Christian Science Monitor)
Doctor's creation makes abdominal surgery safer Apr 4, 2008
"I use it because it is safe. It brings a sense of confidence to the surgery."Without the LapCap, surgeons must attempt to blindly position the needle tip within the abdominal cavity based on subtle tactile feedback. Normally, a nurse must also help the surgeon by manually lifting the abdominal wall with penetrating clamps. (Fresno Bee -- Local)
Med-tech firm bound for NE Mpls. Apr 3, 2008
Tactile Systems is expanding from 7,000 square feet at its current home near Highways 7 and 100 into 25,000 square feet in the former Crown Iron Works building at 1331 Tyler St. N.E.. Tactile's CEO Gerry Mattys said the company is just outgrowing its current facility. (Twin Cities Business Journal, MN)
Plasma TV has nothing on this visionary virtual device Mar 31, 2008
"You aren't just seeing, you are feeling," said Cao, whose focus is making more tactile surgical training systems. "This is critical, for example, in training or designing tools for laparoscopic surgery," or for surgery performed with devices manipulated by tubes inserted through tiny incisions in the skin. (Boston Globe)
A GENERIC KITCHEN FINDS ITSELF IN NATURE Mar 31, 2008
"I wanted to find a meeting place between the modernist architecture and the antiquities - to create something earthy and tactile, without having it feel like a funky Berkeley cottage.". Seeking first to unify the open-plan home, Sheldon replaced all the flooring with end-grain Douglas fir, whose natural oil finish mellows with age. (San Francisco Chronicle)
* [BOOK REVIEW] All's fair in love and war Mar 2, 2008
Perhaps it's that Barker's tactile ability to conjure the fetid horror of the trenches and the field hospitals has little applicable use in describing daily life in modern-day Britain. Perhaps it's that her narrative abilities are spurred by the sort of galvanic changes ushered in by the Great War - a social and cultural earthquake that helped midwife an era of modernism and irony and doubt. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Catching Rats' Twitchy Whiskers In Action Feb 29, 2008
Now, in a finding that could help further understanding of perception across species, MIT neuroscientists have used high-speed video to reveal rat whiskers in action and show the tiny movements that underlie the rat's perception of its tactile environment. See also. (Science Daily)
Rising to the Braille Challenge Feb 29, 2008
At their eighth annual Braille Literacy Celebration on Feb. 9, 33 blind children who read and write in Braille were tested for speed and accuracy, reading comprehension, spelling, proofreading, and interpreting charts and tactile graphics. Pankova placed third in her age category, and her score will be compared to scores from the other 500 participants from around the U.S. and Canada. (Georgetown Record, MA)
Rats' Whiskers Have Feelings, Too Feb 29, 2008
What researchers never knew was precisely how elaborate that tactile system is, nor exactly how it operates. But in research that will be published in the Feb. 28 issue of Neuron, investigators at MIT have come up with an imaginative tool for finding out: high-speed video technology that works at 3,200 frames per second approximately 100 times faster than home video. (Time.com)
Canada Reads panel delves into fantasy worlds Feb 28, 2008
"It's a tactile vision of what it means to be alive and what it means to be shut out," he said. Hip-hop poet Jemini said she loved the world Findley created. (CBC.ca)
eBook - fact or fiction? Feb 20, 2008
But you ignore people with actual intelligence who love the tactile feedback of paper, and also bibliophiles ... Maybe when a company finally invents a "book" made of paper-like screens which can quickly download any known novel or story in the universe, we will then be able to have the best of both worlds- the ability to read whatever we want whenever we want, without any loss of the tactile sensation that is just as much part of the reading process as the visual component and, of course, the... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Technology)
Lake women work on Quilts of Valor Feb 18, 2008
There s something about giving a blanket, something tactile that is very special, said project organizer Jo Best of Clear Lake. Hopefully the men and women in Marshalltown will know that we are thinking about their sacrifice, said guild member Dianne Weide of Clear Lake. (Mason City Globe-Gazette, IO)
The Diving Bell And The Butterfly Feb 16, 2008
This comes across without gross sentiment or self-pity and with far more humour than I expected, as well as a tactile eroticism. The man's body may be limp but not his mind. (Sydney Morning Herald)
Tantalize With Touch Feb 14, 2008
After all, we each have six to 10 million tactile sensors that make up an elaborate sensory network covering our entire body ... Far better than any drug, the tactile sensations set off by any of the skin's hundreds of millions of nerve fibers can leave you feeling touched as you ve never known it before. (Fox News)
The Science of Romance: Why We Love Feb 13, 2008
The more scientists look, the more they're able to tease romance apart into its individual strands--the visual, auditory, olfactory, tactile, neurochemical processes that make it possible. None of those things may be necessary for simple procreation, but all of them appear essential for something larger. (Time.com)
Somerville Bark: The Black Dog of Depression Feb 9, 2008
The tactile stimulation of petting is known to boost serotonin, which is thought to help mood, as is the overall ownership of a pet. Just having him in the room with you is beneficial. (Somerville Journal, MA)
Love Tech Goes Long Distance Feb 8, 2008
"That tactile element is very important," she says. "Today's technology is so advanced, but we still communicate with these little boxes. We want to provide that sense of real physicality that's been missing from telecommunications.". (Forbes -- Technology)
DKNY swings into the 70s Feb 5, 2008
Because the laid-back DKNY brand naturally leans toward coffeeshop dressing rather than club wear, Studio 54 slinky dresses were eschewed in favour of the Ali McGraw in Love Story look: long, tactile scarves and flatteringly flared cords. The 1970s theme looks set to continue through the week: Zac Posen, a young designer whose party dresses are much in demand amongst Manhattan's It girls, has intriguingly cited Gloria Steinem as influence on his latest collection, which will be unveiled on... (Guardian Unlimited)
