University of Washington developing AI caretakers for Alzheimer's sufferers
...envision a network of digital devices and wireless sensors in the walls of homes, in appliances and furniture, even in the clothing we wear. The devices would work together to do essentially what Kautz's mother did for his father: monitor an individual, offer prompts when appropriate and summon help when ...Adaptive optics technology provides powerful tools for eye doctors
...em. Stand-alone devices that incorporate wavefront sensors can provide the most precise measurements available of the optical aberrations of the eye. These devices use a laser beam reflected off the retina so that the light passes out through the eye's optics and onto an array of tiny lenses called lenslets...Experts recommend increased funding, focus on resuscitation science
...imental models to study cardiac arrest, developing sensors to detect critical restrictions in blood flow; and organizing research networks to promote collaborative investigations. We are on the brink of major scientific progress in the field of resuscitation. Investment at this critical point in time will l...Study shows synthetic pheromone in womens perfume increases intimate contact with men
...timulate a man's sexual behavior through olfactory sensors processing information. Either the olfactory epithelium or the vomeronasal organ, which is located in the nose and conveys messages to the higher cortical regions of the brain, potentially could mediate pheromone signals. However, SFSU researchers hy...American Chemical Society meets April 7-11 in Orlando
...luding the vulnerability of chemical sites and new sensors that detect explosives and nerve agents; New clues to the origins of our solar system; Recent pharmaceutical developments, including drugs to destroy brain tumors, fight osteoporosis, and inhibit coughing; The chemistry of movie productio...Team studies use of Sandia technology to ensure 'farm-to-fork' safety of the nation's food supply
... technologies Sandia has many technologies like sensors that could be used to detect contamination of food coming across the border or to monitor the use of pesticides in the fields to make sure they are not over-applied. Water security and sustainability The agriculture industry is one of the bigge...Gasoline additive interferes with alcohol breath analyzers
...otest uses electrochemical and infrared absorption sensors to detect alcohol levels. Various breath mixtures of MTBE and MTBE mixed with alcohol were simulated in a laboratory and run through both machines. According to the studys results, MTBE presented a positive interference on the older Breathalyzer. How...New sensor upgrades artificial bomb sniffers
...investigator in the study. But first, he says, the sensors must be made more user-friendly. And they must be ...ents on the new sensor technology. His and other sensors in development tend to degrade over time, Walt says, just as the human nose looses its ability to se......received a patent for a new class of optical fiber sensors for self-calibrating measurement of pressure, temp...n and temperature sensors," was issued May 30. The sensors are able to take measurements in extreme environments and, because they use broadband energy, they a...Science, engineering and technology newstips
...e already in commercial use, for example as motion sensors that trigger airbags in cars. Other applications are in miniaturization of optical and wireless communication systems, and in building chips that can perform chemical reactions on a miniature scale. Tien's laboratory has developed a miniature motor ...Dual sensor could provide more information, earlier warning for diabetics
...ins either too little or too much glucose. Glucose sensors and insulin pumps have been used for nearly a deca...f the hormone in the blood. Combining two types of sensors in such a small device was a complicated task, Wang said. Glucose is measured in the milli-molar ran...First protein 'biochips' may deliver improved detection, diagnosis
...e efficacy of chemotherapy. Soldiers might rely on sensors on the battlefield to sound the alarm in the event...biological or chemical attack. Farmers could place sensors in their fields to alert them to crop diseases. Medical scientists could use the biochips to investi...ORNL project seeks to pinpoint time since death
...ogy. Her goal is to use an electronic nose with 32 sensors and identify a unique signature that would look for changes over time. It is something that could be used by police officers in the field to help locate bodies. "Although our ultimate goal would be to develop an odor-sensitive instrument that would t...Northwestern chemist develops nanoplotter with parallel writing capabilities
...such as DNA and put thousands of different medical sensors on an area much tinier than the head of a pin. A... both imaging and writing. As it patterns an area, sensors in the imaging tip communicate with the customized computer software that drives the nanoplotter. In...World's largest scientific society to meet in Cincinnati/northern Kentucky area
...ill receive the meeting's 2000 award in chemical sensors at 9:00 a.m. on Wednesday, May 17. Clark invented the first chemical sensor, which has lead to the development of small monitors for medical research. He will give his award address immediately following the ceremony. Three researchers from t...Missouri scientist takes 'rocky' road to NASA
...growers use data collected from air or space-borne sensors to analyze growth characteristics of areas just a few yards across. "We can fly over an area and precisely map its plant quality and soil makeup -- including mineral variation and organic carbon content -- in approximately 6-foot increments," Rickma...UT Southwestern scientists develop method of synthesizing antibodies
... "But this research gives us the potential to make sensors to detect biowarfare agents, and a number of other things, that are more field-practical in places such as the Saudi Arabian desert, than are antibody-based sensors." The scientists genetically engineered bacteria so if a cell contained the desire......scle movements) andelectrocardiography.Respiratory sensors and microphones placed on the neck to record tracheal soundwere used to make accurate measurements of the time during which the personstopped inhaling. "What we call respiratory pause is when a person stops breathing for at leastten seconds", explain...New research on Tourette's syndrome
...asking him to hold a small weighted boxfitted with sensors that recorded his grip force and movements. The sensorsmeasured how BF modified his grip on the box when asked to move his arm. If the tics were spasmodic reflex actions, BF would not have time toadjust his grip during a tic. But the research...Using spatial illusion to learn how the brain processes sound
...s. People turned toward eachsound's origin, while sensors recorded the orientation of their heads when theydid so. Consistently, volunteers listening to narrow-band sounds turned towardlocations that differed in predictable ways from the actual loudspeaker. For experiments described in the Nature paper, U-...