Technology

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

Liquid Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometry Test Catches Steroids In Athletes

A new mass spectrometry test can help sports anti-drug doping officials to detect whether an athlete has used drugs that boost naturally occurring steroid levels. The test is more sensitive compared to previous alternatives, more capable of revealing speci ...

Article - News Staff - Jun 18 2008 - 10:13pm

Tartalo- A Robot With Manners

A research team from the University of the Basque Country, led by Basilio Sierra, is devising a robot that can identify different locations and will even ask permission before going through a doorway. Let's face it, robots are boring. They never came ...

Article - News Staff - Jun 19 2008 - 1:23am

CMU Algorithm Analyzes Image... And Knows Where It Was Taken

Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University have devised the first computerized method that can analyze a single photograph and determine where in the world the image likely was taken. It's a feat made possible by searching through millions of GPS-tagge ...

Article - News Staff - Jun 19 2008 - 11:38pm

Personal Security In The Palm Of Your Hand

Typically the palm of your hand doesn’t excite much interest, unless you’re a chirologist – those who divine the future through palm-reading.     Luckily for palmophiliacs, there’s a new show in town, and it just may change the way we think about biometric ...

Article - Becky Jungbauer - Jun 25 2008 - 10:49am

Damascene Metallization Makes 3-D Nanostructures From Magnetic Materials

Materials scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have developed a process to build complex, three-dimensional nanoscale structures of magnetic materials such as nickel or nickel-iron alloys using techniques compatible with ...

Article - News Staff - Jun 26 2008 - 10:35pm

Games@Large- True On-Demand Video Games Any Place, Any Time, Any Machine

Researchers at Goldsmiths, University of London, say they are on the way to making true on-demand video games a reality. The research is part of an EU funded project, Games@Large, which aims to develop the delivery of video games anytime, anywhere, and on ...

Article - News Staff - Jun 28 2008 - 11:01am

The Next MP3 Revolution- Free Music Using Web 2.0 Recording

KARLSRUHE, Germany, June 30 /PRNewswire/-- RapidSolution Software AG presents new Windows software MP3videoraptor 3.0 that allows users to instantly download and save virtually any song in MP3 format- free of charge. Even the automatic creation of an enti ...

Article - News Staff - Jun 30 2008 - 2:16am

LASER To Bacteria: Resistance Is Futile

A laser-activated antimicrobial offers hope for new treatments of bacterial infections, even those that are resistant to current drugs. Research published today in the open access journal BMC Microbiology describes the use of a dye, indocyanine green, whic ...

Article - News Staff - Jun 30 2008 - 6:45pm

Printed Optical Electronics Mean Nifty Flexible Clocks

European researchers have taken a major step towards the goal of developing printable electronics that can be used for creating radio frequency identification tags and flexible watch displays. Researchers have long dreamed of being able to print electronic ...

Article - News Staff - Jul 6 2008 - 12:32pm