Mr.Mack also says developments in artificial intelligence could lead to a future where disabled patients could be cared for by a voice-activated robot.

VOA: special.2011.01.18

"To me it's too artificial and it's also the same story that you've seen before with indigenous groups and the white colonial forces coming to destroy them or something like that."

VOA: special.2010.03.01

Twelve years before the historic Apollo 11 mission, the Soviets successfully launched the first artificial satellite called Sputnik into Earth's orbit.

VOA: standard.2009.07.16

One reporter questioned whether the artificial turf at San Jose's Ricardo Saprissa Stadium was a major factor in that loss.

VOA: standard.2009.06.07

But much of that look is artificial: breast implants,Botox-treated faces, collagen-injected lips and other surgically-enhanced body parts.

VOA: standard.2010.07.22

Osteoarthritis is usually treated with pain relievers and anti-inflammatory drugs, but in severe cases, the damaged joint can be replaced with an artificial one.

VOA: standard.2010.08.11

Dr.Damiano has partnered with scientists at Massachusetts General Hospital to develop a computer program designed to run a system they call an artificial endocrine pancreas.

VOA: standard.2010.04.15

Researchers describe their artificial pancreas in this week's issue of the journal Science Translational Medicine.

VOA: standard.2010.04.15

With normal regulatory hurdles, Boston University's Edward Damiano estimates that it could be between five and seven years before an artificial endocrine pancreas is commercially available.

VOA: standard.2010.04.15

Researchers ran trials of the software for the artificial pancreas with 11 diabetics.

VOA: standard.2010.04.15

The artificial pancreas kept glucose levels within the target range for six participants.

VOA: standard.2010.04.15

"The field is terrible, and FIFA should not allow artificial surfaces.

VOA: standard.2009.06.07

The computer program continuously takes in data from a glucose monitor inserted into a patient's vein and calculates the dose of artificial insulin that needs to be infused through an insulin pump.

VOA: standard.2010.04.15