Intelligent device shows promise in physical activity measurement market
...formance and diagnosing a variety of diseases. The device is expected to find a strong foothold in the marke...ttached to the body and a 200-gram data collection device worn on a belt, the IDEEA can currently identify and quantify 32 broad types of physical activity. T...Science champion William T. Golden makes historic $5.25 million gift to AAAS
... and skill as an inventor resulted in a new firing device for anti-aircraft machine guns. His lengthy and distinguished career also included service to the Atomic Energy Commission from its very beginning, the Department of State, and the second Hoover Commission. Following his role as a Presidential adviso...Study of living eye in real time now possible with optics technology
...ve built a scanning laser ophthalmoscope, the only device of its kind that incorporates adaptive optics. "W...ne of the future clinical applications of Roorda's device might be microretinal surgery, where surgeons need a clear view of an area they would like to treat....Opening the black box: Scientists gain new tools to learn about the near-shore environment
...als in growing skeletons which provides a tracking device for where larvae and juveniles drift in the sea. Genetic differences among populations that can reveal barriers to dispersal that are otherwise unseen, and are beginning to be used to measure the scale of dispersal inside and outside reserves. Lay...Marine biologists probe 'black box' mysteries of the sea
... and his colleagues developed a decidedly low-tech device that consists of a plastic golf ball attached to a spring scale. "We call it a dynamometer, to give it a fancy name, but it's cheap to make, and we make them by the hundreds," he said. To measure wave forces along Monterey Bay, Denny and his coworker...Researchers record first 'pheromone images' in brains of mice
...ivities of the mice, said Katz. Once the recording device was attached to the mouse, the researchers introduced another mouse into the cage and allowed the two to interact. In each case, test animals repeatedly explored the faces and anogenital areas of the stimulus animals with their snouts. The scientist...Discovery of size changes of Bacillus spores may lead to simpler, faster anthrax detector
...genes, the turnaround time would be 12-24 hours. A device to scan for Bacillus spores of a certain size and swelling time could provide an answer in about 10 minutes. "This wouldn't be a foolproof way of saying, "You've got anthrax spores,'" added Price, "but it would be a flag for you to go to the next ste...Carnegie Mellon University receives NASA award to develop probes to detect life on Mars
...extreme environments, where an automated, unmanned device would be ideal. Developing fluorescent markers to detect life in space for this project presents many technical challenges, according to Gregory Fisher, project imaging scientist. Fluorescent markers that bind to their targets must stand out again...Computer model offers noninvasive evaluation for abdominal aortic aneurysm rupture risk
...e a less-invasive procedure that threads a tubular device called a stent-graft into the weakened area. "But because surgical repair carries its own risks, being able to pinpoint when an AAA is likely to rupture gives surgeons a valuable tool," said Elena DiMartino, Ph.D., a research associate in Pitt's depa...... sequencing. The sensitivity of the nanofabricated device might permit decoding genetic information by using just one DNA molecule. The technique is compatible on a manufacturing scale and could easily be integrated with other devices, says Korlach. "It is very compact and also very scalable," he notes. Thi...Researchers unwind secrets of biological clocks
...iological clock, the sophisticated internal timing device that governs the daily rhythms of people, animals ...atch. The protein in this microscopic timing-input device takes in and transmits environmental signals to adjust the clock for seasonal changes in day and nig...A bed of microneedles: Johns Hopkins scientists' gadget measures muscle cell force
... blood pressure, the researchers say. The new device complements an ever-growing array of techniques to...relation. Because the microneedle bed is the first device that can directly measure the forces generated at the cell's "adhesions," or gripping regions, the r...Clemson researcher takes part in breakthrough research on insects
...m Clemson University used a powerful x-ray imaging device to get the first comprehensive view of live insects breathing. Their observations and research results are reported in the Jan. 24 issue of Science, an internationally respected research publication. "The discovery of this fundamental aspect of respi...American Physical Society March Meeting 2003
...in "bandwidth," the frequency range over which the device operates. The current state-of-the-art 40-GHz bandwidth can't be pushed much higher using conventional choices of materials. Mark Lee of Bell Laboratories will describe how the properties of polymers as electro-optic devices allow bandwidths in the 1...Flying SnifferSTAR may aid civilians and US military
...ompany that produces drone aircraft to include the device among sensors designed to detect biological and radiological threats.The device also has possibilities for use in or near the ventilation systems of buildings, or, with addition of...The jaws stiffness found to dictate speech production
...tained by connecting a computer-controlled robotic device to an acrylic and metal dental appliance that was attached to the mandibular teeth. The appliance was custom molded for each subject and glued to the buccal surface of the teeth using a dental adhesive. The coupling between the robot and the jaw was...Scripps scientists discover rich medical drug resource in deep ocean sediments
...ocean sediments, including a miniaturized sampling device that efficiently captures samples from the deep ocean. They derived bottom muds from more than 1,000 meters deep from the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, the Red Sea, and the Gulf of California. They also developed new methods for sifting through these...Medical devices safe, but could be safer with better regulation
...ll notices be sent to all physicians who may use a device to help ensure that future recalls are handled expeditiously and the safety of medical devices is maximized," said study senior author Trish Perl, M.D., associate professor of medicine and director of hospital epidemiology and infection control at Jo...Ways to reduce death in schools focus of National Center for Early Defibrillation forum
...utive director of NCED. An AED is a small portable device that analyzes heart rhythms and advises the operator, through computerized voice instructions, when to push a button to deliver a potentially lifesaving shock to a victim in cardiac arrest. They are safe, effective and easy to use. Most AEDs today ar...Cat parasite killing otters; Michigan's perch pressured; HACCP for medicine
...dustry. Five years ago the United States medical device industry sought to implement a risk analysis and r... of Sea Grant's seafood HACCP efforts, the medical device industry used that Sea Grant Seafood Alliance model to develop a complete curriculum for HACCP imple...