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'Sniff Detector' Lets Those Lacking Mobility Drive a Wheelchair With Their Noses

Posted July 27, 2010 3:46 PM

From Popular Science - New Technology, Science News, The Future Now:

The Sniff Detector By turning nasal pressure into electrical signals, the sniff detector lets those with "locked-in" syndrome communicate and paraplegics operate an electric wheelchair.

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07/28/2010 12:00 PM

What happens if they sneeze? Do they flip over?

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07/28/2010 2:09 PM

Beware of hay fever.

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