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Another US Tech Trade Deficit 498

Posted by kdawson from the giant-sucking-sound dept.
eldavojohn writes "The United States is suffering again from a massive trade deficit — $38.3 billion in 2006. And it's been going on since 2002. From the press release: 'In 2006, Asia supplied 60 percent of all US imports of advanced technology products. Europe supplied more than 20 percent, and North America more than 15 percent.'"
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Submission + - Bionic arm with muscle emulation

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Gugo
Gugo writes: "German based company FESTO had develop a bionic arm. The difference? It uses muscles emulation, with a product called "fluidic muscle". Is like a normal animal-human muscle but moved instead of blood by air running inside. The capabilities of this muscle are rapid response,small size,very simple to assembly and easy to control. Also in the website they show fluidic muscles in gamers application with a car race simulator. It seems at comparative low cost against similar devices. Films of this applications you can find there. Airic's_arm http://www.festo.com/INetDomino/coorp_sites/en/ffe ed49f2394ea43c12572b9006f7032.htm Airmotion_ride http://www.festo.com/INetDomino/coorp_sites/en/fcc c57ccbb36acf3c12572b900703b19.htm"

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