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margin-right: 9px;">SCIENCE</a> </div> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20131012212239/http://www.gizmag.com/fiber-optic-rail-safety/29247/">Fiber optics on the right wavelength to prevent rail accidents</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <div>By <a href="/web/20131012212239/http://www.gizmag.com/author/james-holloway/">James Holloway</a></div> <div class="date">October 2, 2013</div> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <div class="has_comments"><a href="/web/20131012212239/http://www.gizmag.com/fiber-optic-rail-safety/29247/#comments">1 Comment</a></div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="noback hero_link" href="/web/20131012212239/http://www.gizmag.com/fiber-optic-rail-safety/29247/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20131012212239im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/fiber-optic-rail-safety.jpg" title="Fiber optic sensors are being installed along all of Hong Kong's commuter rail lines (Phot..." alt="Fiber optic sensors are being installed along all of Hong Kong's commuter rail lines (Phot..."/></a> <div class="summary"> <p> A team from the Hong Kong Polytechnic University is to release details of a seven-year program to monitor a 36-km stretch of high-speed rail line using a series of special fiber optic sensors . According to a press release put out by the Optical Society, the system has detected "anomalous vibrations" on 30 occasions, allowing the early rectification of emerging problems that could conceivably have gone on to cause rail accidents. <a href="/web/20131012212239/http://www.gizmag.com/fiber-optic-rail-safety/29247/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item " data-article="29098"> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="sd_top"> <a class="vsmall" href="/web/20131012212239/http://www.gizmag.com/wearableelectronics/" style="float: left; margin-right: 9px;">WEARABLE ELECTRONICS</a> </div> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20131012212239/http://www.gizmag.com/hexoskin-sensor-t-shirt-body-metrics/29098/">Sensor-packed Hexoskin shirt measures performance in real time</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <div>By <a href="/web/20131012212239/http://www.gizmag.com/author/antonio-pasolini/">Antonio Pasolini</a></div> <div class="date">September 19, 2013</div> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <div class="has_comments"><a href="/web/20131012212239/http://www.gizmag.com/hexoskin-sensor-t-shirt-body-metrics/29098/#comments">2 Comments</a></div> <div class="has_pictures"><a href="/web/20131012212239/http://www.gizmag.com/hexoskin-sensor-t-shirt-body-metrics/29098/pictures">3 Pictures</a></div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="noback hero_link" href="/web/20131012212239/http://www.gizmag.com/hexoskin-sensor-t-shirt-body-metrics/29098/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20131012212239im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/hexoskin.jpg" title="Hexoskin is a sensor-packed T-shirt and companion device for measuring body metrics in rea..." alt="Hexoskin is a sensor-packed T-shirt and companion device for measuring body metrics in rea..."/></a> <div class="summary"> <p> The wearable sensor market looks set to expand with a new sensor-fitted T-shirt and companion device currently being developed in Canada. The Hexoskin system analyzes movement, breathing and heart activity, then sends the data to an online account via a smartphone. It is also designed to make life easier for sports professionals who need to manage teams. <a href="/web/20131012212239/http://www.gizmag.com/hexoskin-sensor-t-shirt-body-metrics/29098/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item " data-article="28830"> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="sd_top"> <a class="vsmall" href="/web/20131012212239/http://www.gizmag.com/games/" style="float: left; margin-right: 9px;">GAMES</a> </div> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20131012212239/http://www.gizmag.com/dice-plus/28830/">DICE+ aims to drag the humble dice into the 21st century</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <div>By <a href="/web/20131012212239/http://www.gizmag.com/author/dave-leclair/">Dave LeClair</a></div> <div class="date">August 29, 2013</div> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <div class="has_comments"><a href="/web/20131012212239/http://www.gizmag.com/dice-plus/28830/#comments">6 Comments</a></div> <div class="has_pictures"><a href="/web/20131012212239/http://www.gizmag.com/dice-plus/28830/pictures">5 Pictures</a></div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="noback hero_link" href="/web/20131012212239/http://www.gizmag.com/dice-plus/28830/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20131012212239im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/dice-plus.jpg" title="Dice+ is designed to bring the age-old device into the digital age" alt="Dice+ is designed to bring the age-old device into the digital age"/></a> <div class="summary"> <p> Having been with us for at lest 5000 years, it's fair to say that the humble dice has stood the test of time. So does the dice need to be dragged into the digital age? Game Technologies thinks so, and the company is taking a 21st century approach to the age-old method of random number selection with Dice+. <a href="/web/20131012212239/http://www.gizmag.com/dice-plus/28830/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item " data-article="28728"> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="sd_top"> <a class="vsmall" href="/web/20131012212239/http://www.gizmag.com/science/" style="float: left; margin-right: 9px;">SCIENCE</a> </div> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20131012212239/http://www.gizmag.com/visualized-heartbeat-out-of-body-experience/28728/">Synchronized virtual reality heartbeat triggers out-of-body experiences</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <div>By <a href="/web/20131012212239/http://www.gizmag.com/author/lakshmi-sandhana/">Lakshmi Sandhana</a></div> <div class="date">August 25, 2013</div> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <div class="has_comments"><a href="/web/20131012212239/http://www.gizmag.com/visualized-heartbeat-out-of-body-experience/28728/#comments">8 Comments</a></div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="noback hero_link" href="/web/20131012212239/http://www.gizmag.com/visualized-heartbeat-out-of-body-experience/28728/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20131012212239im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/outofbody-1.jpg" title="New research demonstrates that it could be easy to trick the mind and trigger an out-of-bo..." alt="New research demonstrates that it could be easy to trick the mind and trigger an out-of-bo..."/></a> <div class="summary"> <p> New research demonstrates that triggering an out-of-body experience (OBE) could be as simple as getting a person to watch a video of themselves with their heartbeat projected onto it. According to the study, it's easy to trick the mind into thinking it belongs to an external body and manipulate a person's self-consciousness by externalizing the body's internal rhythms. The findings could lead to new treatments for people with perceptual disorders such as anorexia and could also help dieters too. <a href="/web/20131012212239/http://www.gizmag.com/visualized-heartbeat-out-of-body-experience/28728/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item " data-article="28622"> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="sd_top"> <a class="vsmall" href="/web/20131012212239/http://www.gizmag.com/robotics/" style="float: left; margin-right: 9px;">ROBOTICS</a> </div> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20131012212239/http://www.gizmag.com/international-aerial-robotics-competition-2013-results-uav/28622/">2013 International Aerial Robotics Competition tests student-built espionage robots</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <div>By <a href="/web/20131012212239/http://www.gizmag.com/author/brian-dodson/">Brian Dodson</a></div> <div class="date">August 8, 2013</div> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <div class="has_comments"><a href="/web/20131012212239/http://www.gizmag.com/international-aerial-robotics-competition-2013-results-uav/28622/#comments">1 Comment</a></div> <div class="has_pictures"><a href="/web/20131012212239/http://www.gizmag.com/international-aerial-robotics-competition-2013-results-uav/28622/pictures">11 Pictures</a></div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="noback hero_link" href="/web/20131012212239/http://www.gizmag.com/international-aerial-robotics-competition-2013-results-uav/28622/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20131012212239im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/international-aerial-robotics-competition-2013-entries-results.jpg" title="The Tsinghua University (Beijing) successfully completed the 2013 IARC Mission Six (Photo:..." alt="The Tsinghua University (Beijing) successfully completed the 2013 IARC Mission Six (Photo:..."/></a> <div class="summary"> <p> For the past 23 years, the International Aerial Robotics Competition has challenged college teams with missions requiring complex autonomous robotic behaviors that are often beyond the capabilities of even the most sophisticated military robots. This year's competition, which was held in China and the United States over the past week, saw the team from Tsinghua University in Beijing successfully complete the current mission – an elaborate espionage operation known as Mission Six that was first proposed in 2010. <a href="/web/20131012212239/http://www.gizmag.com/international-aerial-robotics-competition-2013-results-uav/28622/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item " data-article="28603"> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="sd_top"> <a class="vsmall" href="/web/20131012212239/http://www.gizmag.com/wearableelectronics/" style="float: left; margin-right: 9px;">WEARABLE ELECTRONICS</a> </div> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20131012212239/http://www.gizmag.com/vibram-smart-sole-concept/28603/">Vibram Smart Concept Sole gives footwear headlights</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <div>By <a href="/web/20131012212239/http://www.gizmag.com/author/cc-weiss/">C.C. Weiss</a></div> <div class="date">August 7, 2013</div> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <div class="has_comments"><a href="/web/20131012212239/http://www.gizmag.com/vibram-smart-sole-concept/28603/#comments">3 Comments</a></div> <div class="has_pictures"><a href="/web/20131012212239/http://www.gizmag.com/vibram-smart-sole-concept/28603/pictures">6 Pictures</a></div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="noback hero_link" href="/web/20131012212239/http://www.gizmag.com/vibram-smart-sole-concept/28603/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20131012212239im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/vibramsmartconceptsole.JPG" title="Vibram shows its Concept Smart Sole at Outdoor Retailer" alt="Vibram shows its Concept Smart Sole at Outdoor Retailer"/></a> <div class="summary"> <p> Vibram recently exhibited its Smart Concept Sole to give some insight as to the company's ideas for the future of sneaker technology. 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