http://www.redorbit.com/news/video/technology_2/ http://www.redorbit.com/media/themes/redorbit/images/logo_160x80.gif http://www.redorbit.com/ 160 80 A study shows how, although rare, tasers can lead to cardiac arrest and even sudden death. ]]> http://www.redorbit.com/news/video/technology_2/1112536988/taser_heart/ 2012-05-19 05:50:12 Removing tattoos can be a literal pain, but new techniques can be helpful. ]]> http://www.redorbit.com/news/video/technology_2/1112538209/tattoo_removal_1/ 2012-05-19 03:25:05 This video hows the winner of the DARwIn-OP Robot Challenge at the 2012 International Conference on Robotics and Automation.  The robot recognizes the ball out in front of it, and then gives it a whack.  The contest was to demonstrate the capabilities of the DARwIn-OP humanoid robot's open source capabilities. credit:  redOrbit ]]> http://www.redorbit.com/news/video/science_2/1112537241/humanoid-hockey-robot/ 2012-05-18 04:55:00 Jacob Absmeier says cameras keeping watch over his newborn daughter help her birth feel a little more real to him. Absmeir was stationed in Afghanistan when she was born. Vikki Vargas reports. ]]> http://www.redorbit.com/news/video/technology_2/1112535905/neo_natal_cameras/ 2012-05-18 04:30:05 Usually hospital rooms are disinfected manually, leaving room for human error and infection. Now some hospitals are using a mobile robot that sprays blasts of ultraviolet light to kill germs and sterilize hospital rooms. Andres Gutierrez reports. ]]> http://www.redorbit.com/news/video/technology_2/1112535906/mobile_robot_sterilizes_hospital_rooms/ 2012-05-17 05:30:06 Doctors are learning more about the way people with Autism communicate by studying where they focus. Researchers use computer senors to track eye movement during a variety of stimuli. Anne Marie Tiernon reports. ]]> http://www.redorbit.com/news/video/technology_2/1112535904/autistic_communication/ 2012-05-17 05:22:04 A new tool called "BodyMedia" is helping people get healthy. It's a armband that tracks calories, physical activity and sleep patterns. Jennifer Abney reports. ]]> http://www.redorbit.com/news/video/health_2/1112534988/body_tracker/ 2012-05-16 04:20:05 A recon scout XT gets more than it can handle at the 2012 ICRA, when a Husky A200 shows up unannounced.  credit:  redOrbit ]]> http://www.redorbit.com/news/video/science_2/1112535711/recon-scout-xt-at-2012-icra/ 2012-05-15 12:50:36 Nighttime vision and tailored navigation devices might someday help older drivers keep their independence and stay behind the wheel longer. ]]> http://www.redorbit.com/news/video/technology_2/1112534060/elderly_drivers_2/ 2012-05-15 04:50:03 New cold caps help cancer patients keep their hair during chemotherapy. Deborah Ferguson reports. ]]> http://www.redorbit.com/news/video/health_2/1112533933/cold_caps_keep_patients_hair_during_chemo/ 2012-05-15 04:10:07 UC Berkeley researchers have developed a method to learn about the quality, volume, speed, and direction of the flow of salt walter and freshwater through the Sacramento Delta. Electrical Engineering Graduate Student, Andrew Tinka, describes the project.  credit:  Berkeley ]]> http://www.redorbit.com/news/video/science_2/1112534495/floating-sensors/ 2012-05-14 08:27:27 The first part of the video shows how Berkeley Lab scientists harness the piezoelectric properties of the virus to convert the force of a finger tap into electricity. The second part reveals the "viral-electric" generators in action, first by pressing only one of the generators, then by pressing two at the same time, which produces more current.  credit:  Berkeley ]]> http://www.redorbit.com/news/video/technology_2/1112534216/virus-based-piezoelectric-energy-generator/ 2012-05-14 07:07:06 They power your video games… and now they're being used to fight cancer. ]]> http://www.redorbit.com/news/video/health_2/1112531919/computer_processors_being_used_to_fight_cancer/ 2012-05-14 04:25:07 A very weak mother with breast cancer makes an emotional plea to the FDA on YouTube to allow her to use an unapproved cancer drug under the Compassionate Use clause. ]]> http://www.redorbit.com/news/video/health_2/1112533163/youtube_cancer_drug/ 2012-05-13 16:00:06 When an emergency situation strikes, time is of the essence and can mean the difference between life and death. Now, thanks to advances in technology, access to a specialist can be as simple as logging onto a computer. Rachel McNeill reports. ]]> http://www.redorbit.com/news/video/technology_2/1112531917/telemedicine/ 2012-05-11 05:35:04 A new study finds emergency room CT exams have increased in children with abdominal pain. ]]> http://www.redorbit.com/news/video/health_2/1112530056/pediatric_ct_scans/ 2012-05-08 02:00:07 Latch restraint systems are supposed to make child safety seats even safer. ]]> http://www.redorbit.com/news/video/technology_2/1112528116/child_safety_seats/ 2012-05-05 05:05:05 The Human Media Lab at Queen's University in Canada has developed a Star Trek-like human-size 3d videoconferencing pod that allows people in different locations to video conference as if they are standing in front of each other.  credit:  The Human Media Lab ]]> http://www.redorbit.com/news/video/science_2/1112527856/life-size-hologram-like-telepods/ 2012-05-03 11:36:59 Michael Sullivan wasn't sure if he would ever stand again after becoming paralyzed from the neck down. But with the help of a bionic exoskeleton, Sullivan is on his feet again. Dawn Timmeney reports. ]]> http://www.redorbit.com/news/video/technology_2/1112526228/bionic_exoskeleton/ 2012-05-03 04:20:05 A 58-year-old suffered artery clots that caused him to have a stroke. His left leg and arm were paralyzed and he was unable to talk… until a doctor performed a brain-saving procedure thanks to a new device that was just FDA-approved last month. ]]> http://www.redorbit.com/news/video/technology_2/1112525033/brain_surgery_helps_paralyzed_man_walk/ 2012-05-01 05:15:06