July 14, 2016 – Brewminate

Seeing Dunhuang through a Single Manuscript

Posted on July 14, 2016 by MAMcIntosh

The pilgrim’s manuscript (detail), ca. 968, Mogao Grottoes Cave 17, Dunhuang, Gansu Province, China. Ink on paper, 9 7/16 x 99 3/16 in. The British Library, IOL Tib J 754(a). Image © The British Library Board. All rights reserved A pilgrim’s travel records offer a glimpse of life along the medieval Silk Road By Michelle[…]

Moving Exoskeletons from Sci-Fi into Medical Rehabilitation and Therapy

Posted on July 14, 2016 by MAMcIntosh

Is this the future of physical therapy? Shutterstock By Dr. Reza Langari (left), Rana Soltani-Zarrin (center), and Amin Zeiaee (right) / 07.13.2016 Langari – Professor of Mechanical Engineering Soltani-Zarrin – PhD Candidate in Mechanical Engineering Zeiaee – PhD Candidate in Mechanical Engineering Texas A&M University Chances are, you’ve seen a person using a powered exoskeleton[…]