NIST to host public forum on robot standards
...vendors; robot peripherals and software providers; sensor (chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, explosive) providers; researchers working on robotic components, platforms and algorithms; government agencies working on applicable robotic technologies and sensors; federal, state and local responders a...Sensor warns of gastrointestinal problems
Dutch researcher Sebastiaan Herber has developed a sensor which can detect poor blood circulation in the sto...nal ischaemia. By measuring this concentration the sensor can indicate how good or bad the circulation in the stomach wall is. The main components of the sen...Nutrition gene key in regulating immune system
...s unexplored, Dr. Munn says. "GCN2 is a nutrition sensor in yeast," says Dr. Munn. GCN2 helps yeast know when it has sufficient nutrition to grow; bread keeps rising until yeast run out of nutrition. A paper published in March in Science explores GCN2's role in mammalian survival by enabling mice to sense ...Duke engineers develop new 3-D cardiac imaging probe
...d array of 504 individual ultrasound sensors. Each sensor is as wide as a few human hairs. "It took a craftsman to create this probe," said Smith. "Not many graduate students could have done what Chris Pua has done." "Maintaining the size of normal TE probes was a main factor in the design since 3-D imaging...Online analytical toolbox for cancer and other biomedical research
...eveloped by the military to fuse laser radar, heat sensor and TV images as well as other information. The fusion software puts the data together in a way that makes it possible to consider all of it that is relevant to a particular question. Current biomedical research requires analysis of patient demogra...Nature publication reports key links between mechanisms of aging and metabolic disorders
...sues, 3) AMP kinase, an enzyme that acts as a fuel sensor and is a target of the anti-diabetic drug metformin, and 4) INDY ('I'm not dead yet'), a cell surface transporter known to increase lifespan in flies when mutated. Dr. Kopchick stated, "The article by DiStefano et al. will stimulate a paradigm shift ...UIC researchers show how cancer-preventing foods work
... post-doctoral researcher Aimee Eggler. Keap1, the sensor protein, detects the presence of dietary compounds like sulforaphane when they link with its cysteine residues, one of the amino acids that make up proteins. Keap1 binds to Nrf2, the messenger that turns on the genes for the protective proteins, aver...Mental health following stroke, spinal cord injury; sensory evaluation tools
...h acute, neurologically complete SCI. Innovative sensor holds promise to enhance the detection and treatme...lot work on a fiber-optic-based shear and pressure sensor to measure localized plantar pressure and shear. Shear, a diabetic complication, is thought to play ...Ways to detect, thwart terrorist acts scrutinized during ACS national meeting
...University are developing an easy-to-use, wireless sensor network that can be deployed throughout a city or region either permanently or for short periods. The sensors can detect nerve agents, assess radiation levels and monitor weather conditions. Information provided by the sensors could help law enforcem...CryoSat launch will be blast from the Cold War past
... because every satellite is different, the one-off sensor and integration devices needed to connect it with the Rockot is provided by Khrunichev, on the basis that the company who makes the launcher also make the interface for the satellite." Rather than simply selling rockets the 15-strong "multi-cultural...From aircraft aerodynamics to improved heart implants
...f the project's PIV system is miniaturised optical sensor technology using ultra-thin laser light sheets to capture images of the fluid dynamics of blood flowing through implanted devices. Numerical analysis is carried out on the images in a parallel computing subsystem allowing device designers or doctors ...MoMA showcases Penn State researcher's device
...ld from the outside is placed near the sensor, the sensor vibrates at a frequency dependent on the mass of t... A magnetic coil can read the magnetic flux of the sensor and determine the amount of glucose in the blood. The detector, now the size of a modern cell pho...Biosense Webster announces FDA clearance
...RTO TM RMT System map image. A miniature location sensor is placed inside each catheter for real-time, high-resolution mapping. REFSTAR TM RMT Catheters provide a reliable reference point within the CARTO TM RMT System to ensure an accurate visual framework for mapping diagnostic operations....Can cooling affect exercise capacity of those with MS?
... "temperature pill," a plastic, vitamin-pill-sized sensor developed by NASA that transmits temperature readings to an external monitor as it travels through the body. During the 12-week second phase, participants will be assigned randomly to one of three groups: an exercise program with cooling, an exerci...Sensors, a smart dose of medicine for cancer treatment
... the intended application," says Jaksic. The diode sensor system is arranged in a series of modules containi...s to communicate with, and retrieve data from, the sensor arrays. The PC and software provide system control, connectivity to other parts of an overall radiot...'Smart' buildings to guide future first responders
...efore reaching the scene. Other real-time building sensor information includes status information concerning a specific building's mechanical systems, elevators, lighting, security system and fire systems, the locations of building occupants, and temperature and smoke conditions....ERS altimeter survey shows growth of Greenland Ice Sheet interior
...back 800 kilometres to the satellite platform. The sensor times its pulses' journey down to under a nanosecond to calculate the distance to the planet below to a maximum accuracy of two centimetres. ESA has had at least one working radar altimeter in polar orbit since July 1991, when ERS-1 was launched. E...Heart mapping technique safely guides catheter repair of arrhythmia
...ng the procedure, a catheter containing a magnetic sensor in its tip is inserted through a vein in the dog's leg, then guided to the heart, where it is used to burn off the small part of heart muscle that gives rise to the errant signaling responsible for the arrhythmia. A magnetic location pad was placed......h time. It is comprised of a permanently implanted sensor system that is designed to measure the pressure in...hamber by a cardiac catheterization procedure. The sensor system sends information about the way the heart is working by wireless transmission to a handheld c...