April 05, 2008 – The second graders practicing a line dance or performing a skit certainly are having fun. What they probably don’t realize is that they’re improving their literacy skills at the same time. As they follow their teacher’s directions to reach high, leap sideways or

April 04, 2008 – It’s a far cry from the claw-like apparatus dangling from Capt. Hook’s arm. Today’s technology is making possible innovative aesthetic and functional improvements in prosthetic limbs. A sophisticated prosthetic hand is under development at UCI, part of a nationw

April 03, 2008 – “I’ve fallen and I can’t get up.” The oft-mimicked tagline to an old advertisement underlies a problem faced by many elderly and infirm: poor balance. More than 90 million Americans older than age 16 have experienced dizziness or balance problems. Balance-relate

April 02, 2008 – It was once science fiction. Without using sight or hearing or sophisticated equipment, soldiers on the battlefield sense an approaching enemy and know instinctively that danger is near. They have XSense, the ability to perceive objects that cannot be detected u