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Dimitra Blana in The quest for a life-like prosthetic hand

Jan 22, 2018

Computer Modelling

A few years ago I found myself in Aberystwyth, Wales, teaching Newton’s laws of motion to undergraduate sports science students. The topic was projectile motion, which is the motion of objects with no forces acting on them other than gravity. Basically, if we can assume that air resistance is…

Dimitra Blana in The quest for a life-like prosthetic hand

Jan 17, 2018

Meet the Team: Dimitra

One of the purposes of this publication is to introduce the people behind the science. I want this message to be clear: we are regular people, not eccentric geniuses. Mostly, we were just lucky enough at some point in our lives to be encouraged into science.

Dimitra Blana in The quest for a life-like prosthetic hand

Jan 31, 2018

January round-up

I know what you’re thinking. Dimitra, these posts are all nice and good (if you’re feeling generous) or dreadful (if you’re not), but they have nothing to do with actually preparing the exhibit. Are you doing anything useful??

Dimitra Blana in The quest for a life-like prosthetic hand

Jan 26, 2018

The human hand

Being Greek, I move my hands around a lot when I talk. I also drink a lot of tea (to blend in with my current surroundings…) We humans use our hands both to manipulate objects (to eat, work, play), and to express ourselves. In my case, trying to do both at once often results in spilled tea.

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Dimitra Blana in The quest for a life-like prosthetic hand

Jan 9, 2018

Unexpected News

At three in the afternoon on Monday October 30th, I locked my bicycle and stood uncertain of what to do next. I had arrived early for a meeting, so I decided to quickly scan my emails on my phone. One of them caught my eye: the subject was “Application outcome — Royal Society Summer Science…

Dimitra Blana in The quest for a life-like prosthetic hand

Jan 12, 2018

The Project

Our exhibit is about prosthetic hands. Have you watched Star Wars episode 5, “The Empire Strikes Back”? No? Go and watch it now, I’ll wait.

February 2018

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The quest for a life-like prosthetic hand

Tracking the progress towards our Royal Society Summer Science Exhibit 'Progressive Prosthetics'!

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