Technology

SMARTT Handles Health Issues Of Athletes

Medical care for athletes competing at the Beijing Olympics involves more than just basic emergency care during the events. Pre-treatment and a thorough understanding of sports trauma, physiology, cardiology and biochemistry are all a requisite to ensure t ...

Article - News Staff - Aug 23 2008 - 12:25am

Using Aluminum To Make Better Armored Protection For Soldiers

Soldiers in war live in danger danger – if their barracks is struck by a direct hit, it can be transformed into a clump of twisted metal in a matter of seconds. If they drive over a land mine, the vehicle can be blown sky high. War is never safe but it’s p ...

Article - News Staff - Aug 24 2008 - 11:11am

Cataloguing Life By DNA Barcoding Is Getting Some Of It Wrong, Says Study

DNA barcoding is a movement to catalog all life on earth by a simple standardized genetic tag, similar to stores labeling products with unique barcodes. The effort promises foolproof food inspection, improved border security, and better defenses against di ...

Article - News Staff - Aug 25 2008 - 4:53pm

1st Ever HDMI Integrated LED Processor For True HD Introduced By Lighthouse Technologies

- Delivers Full HD in Resolutions up to 1920x1080p- Direct Connection to LED Screens from Any HD Digital Source Today Lighthouse Technologies (Lighthouse), the leading global LED display solution provider, is redefining the industry playing field with its ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Dec 31 2008 - 6:19pm

Invention- A Mosquito Trap Humans Can't Smell But They Can

Mosquito traps that reek like latrines are so 2007, thanks to a University of California, Davis research team led by chemical ecologist Walter Leal that have discovered a low-cost, easy-to-prepare attractant that lures blood-fed mosquitoes without making h ...

Article - News Staff - Aug 29 2008 - 11:53am

Created- One In-Dashboard Interface For All Your Car Gear

If you're someone who likes to buy the best component rather than enduring some average features of an all-in-one tool, driving can be a tricky prospect, manipulating GPS, cell phone, PDA and whatever else. European researchers have come to the rescue ...

Article - News Staff - Sep 1 2008 - 11:28am

Cardiac Imaging 2020

Molecular imaging aims at the use of imaging probes to visualize specific cellular or sub cellular processes that occur before changes in morphology and function. This is highly relevant because impairments of such processes often are precursors or earlies ...

Article - News Staff - Sep 2 2008 - 9:44pm

NTrainer- New Device Helps Premature Babies Get Off Feeding Tubes Better

As if things weren’t tough enough for premature babies who have tubes down their throats and noses to survive, once the tubes are removed, they are often unable to take nourishment orally — that is, suck. But 20 tube-fed preterm infants with respiratory di ...

Article - News Staff - Sep 4 2008 - 10:48am

Scalable Video Coding Could Finally Mean Disruption-Free HDTV

In HDTV, increased resolution and picture clarity brings with it an increased volume of data so the tiniest disruptions could mean a distortion in the picture or a loss in signal entirely. An extension of the H.264/AVC format called SVC (scalable video cod ...

Article - News Staff - Sep 5 2008 - 5:09pm

Privacy vs. Technology: Selling Your Surfing Habits to Advertisers

Is it eavesdropping when your ISP sells your web surfing habits to advertisers? Lawyers and legislators are debating whether such practices violate the 1986 Electronic Communications Privacy Act, designed to keep phone companies for listening in on their c ...

Blog Post - Michael White - Oct 22 2008 - 10:44pm