Visualizing Better Human Computer Interaction
When computers and people communicate, something is often lost in the translation. Essentially, computers don't know how we think. UC Berkeley computer scientist Maneesh Agrawala is helping bridge the gap. From designing systems that generate clearer driving maps to software that produces simpler step-by-step assembly instructions, Agrawala's research is about leveraging our understanding of how humans think.
A Nest of Sensors
On a sunny August day at UC Berkeley's secluded Richmond Field Station, several graduate students are erratically running back and forth through an overgrown field. Meanwhile, small unmanned aerial vehicles buzz overhead. The students are playing a game but it's not football, soccer, or some other college sport. They're playing Multiple Target Tracking and Pursuit Evasion Games, and it's serious business. The engineering students and faculty are demonstrating a massive wireless sensor network that's the end result of a multi-year Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency research contract..
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Organs, Heal Thyselves!
As we reach middle age, our body starts to fail us. Brittle bones are more susceptible to breaking. Torn muscle is much slower to mend. Organs like the liver can become diseased and stop regenerating themselves. Can our body's natural self-repair mechanisms be reset though? UC Berkeley bioengineer Irina Conboy thinks so. She and her colleagues are developing an injectable nanomaterial that could potentially spur aged organs to heal themselves again.
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