Technology

Flame Is A Robot But Walks Like A Human- And Soccer Playing TUlip Is Coming Next

Robocup 2008 will be a lot more interesting with the addition of more realistic soccer-playing robots. So realistic some can even walk like people. Researcher Daan Hobbelen of TU Delft has developed Flame- a new, highly-advanced walking robot. This type of ...

Article - News Staff - May 23 2008 - 12:14am

CSI Real Life- Spray On Explosives Detector

New spray-on films developed by UC San Diego chemists will be the basis of portable devices that can quickly reveal trace amounts of nitrogen-based explosives. Contaminated fingerprints leave dark shadows on the films, which glow blue under ultraviolet lig ...

Article - News Staff - Jul 4 2009 - 12:29pm

Total Internal Reflection Microscopy Captures A Single HIV Particle Being Born

By using a specialized microscope that only illuminates the cell’s surface, a virologist and a biophysicist at Rockefeller University have made history by becoming the first to see, in real time and in plain view, hundreds of thousands of molecules coming ...

Article - News Staff - May 26 2008 - 1:03pm

Human Genomics And Proteomics: Journal Plus Database Equals Personalized Medicine

A major contribution to the long-term storage and access of data on mutation for genes and disease has been established with the launch of Human Genomics and Proteomics, the first database journal affiliated with a database, FINDbase: the National/Ethnic M ...

Article - News Staff - Jun 1 2008 - 5:47pm

How Many Microrobots Can Dance On The Head Of A Pin?

Microscopic robots crafted to maneuver separately without any obvious guidance are now assembling into self-organized structures after years of continuing research led by a Duke University computer scientist. Each microrobot is shaped something like a spat ...

Article - News Staff - Jun 2 2008 - 5:30pm

FlexiDis- Displays Getting Flexible

Flat screen displays currently used in computer monitors, television sets and numerous other electronic devices are all built on a glass base. Most use liquid crystal devices (LCDs), which filter light from behind to form an image. But the glass substrate ...

Article - News Staff - Jun 2 2008 - 10:47pm

Ergys 2- "Superman's Bike" Can Mean Longer Life For Paraplegics

A new type of exercise equipment, first designed for actor Christopher Reeve, who played "Superman" in the 1977 film and its three sequels, can prevent serious lifestyle illnesses in paraplegic patients, according to a new exercise study. In the ...

Article - News Staff - Jun 3 2008 - 9:39pm

Star Trek HoloDeck 1.0- HoloVizio 3D Makes Its Debut

Star Trek: The Next Generation's holodeck allowed crewmembers to walk through their childhood home, re-enact famous historical events or watch performances of famous plays. It was also a consistent source of story lines for Star Trek writers who had n ...

Article - News Staff - Jun 16 2008 - 10:10am

Wavelet 'Virtual Microscope' May Revolutionize Brain Tumor Diagnosis

Meningiomas are tumors of the brain and nervous system and they account for 20% of all brain tumors. Doctors have a problem discriminating between the four different subtypes of meningiomas due to three key problems: * The work can be painstakingly slow re ...

Article - News Staff - Jun 17 2008 - 9:55am

Prophylactic Mesh For Repairing Defects In The Abdominal Wall

A hernia is produced when the content of the abdominal cavity protrudes through a weakened natural orifice of the abdominal wall such as the inguinal canal, the umbilical area, the epigastrium or a previous incision in the abdomen such as from a surgical o ...

Article - News Staff - Jun 17 2008 - 5:14pm