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Exoplanets to medical tests: Tiny frequency devices open up new applications

October 3, 2019 0 Comments Detectors, Energy Technology, Medical Technology, Optics, Physics, Quantum Physics, Solar Energy, technology

Accurately measuring frequencies of light is required for timekeeping and many science experiments and technologies. Frequency combs, invented in 2000, are used to complete these measurements. However, most of them are large and cumbersome. In 2009, researchers developed a way to make much smaller combs, but they came with their own challenges. New research finds that a novel way of generating frequency combs could address these challenges, leading to compact frequency combs with untold applications.

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Amputees merge with their bionic leg

October 2, 2019 0 Comments Artificial intelligence, Disability, Fuel Cells, Medical Technology, Neural Interfaces, Restless Leg Syndrome, Robotics, Sleep Disorder Research, technology

Scientists have helped three amputees merge with their bionic prosthetic legs as they climb over various obstacles without having to look. The amputees report using and feeling their bionic leg as part of their own body, thanks to sensory feedback from the prosthetic leg that is delivered to nerves in the leg's stump.

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Object identification and interaction with a smartphone knock

October 2, 2019 0 Comments Computer Science, Computers and Internet, Information Technology, Medical Technology, Mobile Computing, technology, Telecommunications, Wearable Technology

Scientists have developed new technology, dubbed 'Knocker', which identifies objects and executes actions just by knocking on them with the smartphone. Software powered by machine learning of sounds, vibrations, and other reactions will follow the users' directions.

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Product authentication at your fingertips

October 1, 2019 0 Comments Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, Medical Technology, Nanotechnology, Nature of Water, Telecommunications, Textiles and Clothing, Thermodynamics

Chemists have fabricated for the first time plasmonic color-switchable films of silver nanoparticles. Until now, such color changing of nanoparticles was mainly achieved in liquids, limiting their potential for practical applications. The technology has a number of applications: product authentication, color displays, signage, sensors, and information encryption.

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Microneedle biosensor accurately detects patient's antibiotic levels in real time

October 1, 2019 0 Comments Detectors, Diseases and Conditions, Medical Technology, Microarrays, Patient Education and Counseling, Pharmacology, Today's Healthcare, Wearable Technology

Scientists have successfully used microneedle biosensors to accurately detect changes in antibiotic levels in the body, for the first time.

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Your video can ID you through walls with help of WiFi

October 1, 2019 0 Comments Batteries, Biometric, Construction, Detectors, Medical Technology, Physics, technology, Telecommunications

Researchers have enabled, for the first time, determining whether the person behind a wall is the same individual who appears in given video footage, using only a pair of WiFi transceivers outside.

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Nanoparticles wiggling through mucus may predict severe COPD

September 30, 2019 0 Comments Biochemistry, Blood Clots, COPD, Cystic Fibrosis, Lung Disease, Medical Technology, Nanotechnology, Nature of Water

In a proof-of-concept experiment, researchers say they have successfully used microscopic human-made particles to predict the severity of patients' chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) by measuring how quickly the particles move through mucus samples. The technique, say the researchers, could eventually help doctors deliver more effective treatments sooner.

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Artificial intelligence improves biomedical imaging

September 30, 2019 0 Comments Detectors, Hacking, Medical Devices, Medical Imaging, Medical Technology, Neural Interfaces, Photography, Today's Healthcare, Ultrasound

Researchers use artificial intelligence to improve quality of images recorded by a relatively new biomedical imaging method. This paves the way towards more accurate diagnosis and cost-effective devices.

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'Smart shirt' can accurately measure breathing and could be used to monitor lung disease

September 30, 2019 0 Comments Asthma, Consumer Electronics, COPD, Lung Disease, Medical Technology, Textiles and Clothing, Today's Healthcare, Wearable Technology

A smart shirt that measures lung function by sensing movements in the chest and abdomen has proved to be accurate when compared to traditional testing equipment, according to new research.

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Towards safer, more effective cancer radiation therapy using X-rays and nanoparticles

September 30, 2019 0 Comments Brain Tumor, Breast Cancer, Cancer, Detectors, Energy Technology, Lung Cancer, Medical Technology, Thermodynamics

X-rays could be tuned to deliver a more effective punch that destroys cancer cells and not harm the body.