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A team of neuroscientists is working to perfect a high-tech digital hand. The fingerless glove is embedded with electronic sensors that can recognize whatever is written in the air and translate it into digital text. "We are very excited with the results of our research," says neuroscientist Michael Linderman, one of the researchers who developed the concept. The work wasn't always easy. "There are a lot of muscles in your hand and forearm, so we had to decide which would be the best indicators of handwriting activity," says Dr. Joseph Erlichman, a biologist at St. Lawrence University. Work is also underway to create a wireless digital hand prototype that would transmit hand movements to computers or cell phones without using a keyboard. Erlichman and Linderman hope their work will be used for medical diagnostic and consumer applications. They say they would like to manufacture their devices in St. Lawrence County, possibly creating 300-500 jobs. |
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