Technology Archive

RSS

Engineers develop undetectable means of measuring speed, motion

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Research aimed at teaching robots to “see” may soon make it possible to bag speeding motorists, track enemy planes, and automatically safeguard the nation’s borders and resources without any chance of detection.
A University of Florida engineering researcher is developing a method to determine speed and other characteristics of a moving object [...]

Filed under Engineering, Research, Sciences, Technology on Monday, March 28, 2005.

UF’s virtual reality “patient” teaches bedside manners to medical students

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — ”Tell me where it hurts” is the classic opening to many a doctor’s examination, and University of Florida researchers have given it a digital twist. The scientists have created a virtual reality “patient” that can help medical students master the subtle art of the patient-doctor interview.

Filed under Engineering, Health, Research, Sciences, Technology on Wednesday, March 2, 2005.