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...bendable, shock-resistant transistors embedded in plastic-that can detect pressure and temperature. The sheet, known as a "large-area sensor array," is flexible enough to cover small objects and could give robots a sense of touch. Another potential use: smart carpet or furniture upholstery that can automatically adjust its temperature. Next Product: Goin' Coconuts...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Best Inventions 2005: Thin Skins | 11/13/2005 | See Source »

Seniors may be unaware of their underlying ADD, but they sometimes seek professional help because they are having trouble managing their lives. Many retirees find it tough to adjust to the loss of structure that their jobs had provided--the scheduled tasks, the meetings and mealtimes, the office assistants who kept things organized. According to psychologist Kathleen Nadeau of the Chesapeake ADHD Center of Maryland, in Silver Spring, retirement leaves some individuals "swimming in murky water." Even downsizing from a house to an apartment, with all the attendant decisions about what to keep and what to throw out, may prompt...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: All Jumbled Up | 11/7/2005 | See Source »

Tobe racked up a 4.80 goals against average and a .855 save percentage with the Spartans, but post-transfer, he seemed to adjust quickly...

Author: By Rebecca A. Seesel, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: FACEOFF 2005-2006: Transfer Ready to Battle For Time | 11/7/2005 | See Source »

...Associate Dean of the College Judith H. Kidd wrote in an e-mail that she was confident students would use the space and cited the popularity of the Harvard Dance Center as an example of students’ ability to adjust to distance...

Author: By Liz C. Goodwin and Nicole B. Urken, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERSS | Title: Student Groups To Move to Hilles | 10/26/2005 | See Source »

Perhaps more than any other sector, Harvard’s media scene has fallen victim to this lure of independence—and the new year’s crop of upstart publications is proof that students would rather create redundant projects than adjust to an existing niche...

Author: By Leon Neyfakh, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: DOORDROPPED: Analyze This | 10/19/2005 | See Source »

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