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Reddit’s IAmA forums can be a regular source of BS, so when we came across this “Ask Me Anything” session in which a 24-year-old electrical engineer (and grad student) shares his experiences with having magnets implanted in his fingertips, we were skeptical. Then we read it, and it was kind of awesome. 
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From the 31st week of pregnancy, preterm babies are capable of recognizing with one hand an object they have already explored with the other. This ability, known as “intermanual transfer”, has been demonstrated in premature infants.
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If you're a left brain thinker, chances are you use your right hand to hold your cell phone up to your right ear, according to a new study from Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit.
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A new electric hand with multiple grasp patterns---that's big news! Check out the Michelangelo Hand from Otto Bock in this video featuring test patient Army Sgt. Ethan Payton (RET). AAD has been involved in the early research and development of new hands for many years. Way to go Michelangelo!
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This aftermarket stereo doesn't have that familiar slot for CDs.
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Need an extra hand? Mindful of the ageing population in Japan, engineers are motivated to develop robots that could one day assist the elderly in their daily tasks. Developing a robotic hand that shows dexterity and variable pressure capabilities is the first step in creating robots that will be able to perform everyday tasks. Articles about robotics: http://www.scoop.it/t/science-news?tag=robotics
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The ExoHand from Festo -- an active manual orthosis with sensitive fingers Articles about ROBOTICS: http://www.scoop.it/t/science-news?tag=robotics
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People who are ambidextrous are more likely to have magical beliefs. That's something that was known before but has recently been confirmed by Gjurgjica Badzakova-Trajkov and team from Auckland University, New Zealand.
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An expensive robotic hand mimics the impatient drumming of human fingers. Articles about robotics: http://www.scoop.it/t/science-news?tag=robotics
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Nanoscientists creating nano-sized tools at the University have accidentally created a tiny item which looks like a beckoning hand.
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