Items tagged with device

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Breastlight Could Find Early Breast Cancer Friday, June 12th, 2009 - 10:04:23 - Anuradha Menon A new device has been invented by Dr. David Watmough could help millions of women avoid debilitating mastectomies, chemotherapy, or even death. The... read more

10 Scientific Objects that Changed the World Wednesday, June 10th, 2009 - 09:03:51 - Anuradha Menon To mark its centenary, the Science Museum in London had its curators select the ten objects in its collection that made the biggest mark on history... read more

Billy Mays to Pitch Microsoft Zune HD Sunday, May 31st, 2009 - 11:54:11 - Ehud Rattner Microsoft has hired the omnipresent pitchmen Billy Mays to help convince a skeptical public to buy its new handheld media device, the Zune HD. The... read more

New Memory Material Holds Data for 1Bn Years Tuesday, May 26th, 2009 - 12:04:06 - Ehud Rattner Scientists are reporting an advance toward the development of a new computer memory device that can store thousands of times more data than... read more

Switch the Electric Way with Multiferroics Saturday, May 23rd, 2009 - 12:24:05 - Anuradha Menon Multiferroics are materials in which unique combinations of electric and magnetic properties can simultaneously coexist. They are potential... read more

New Device Lets Plants Talk Wednesday, May 6th, 2009 - 10:05:53 - Anuradha Menon Although technology has benefited agriculture in a number of ways, there are some things that growers still do the old-fashioned way. Among them is... read more

Touch Screens With Feeling Saturday, May 2nd, 2009 - 14:18:28 - Anuradha Menon One of the most sought-after new features on mobile devices is the touch screen. But that name is a misnomer, according to a group of researchers at... read more

Apple Looking to Design Its Own Chips Friday, May 1st, 2009 - 14:36:01 - Anuradha Menon Recent signs indicate that Apple may be looking to design computer chips for its own devices as early as next year. With its own chips, the company... read more

Creating Nano-Device Using Amorphous Metals Friday, February 13th, 2009 - 16:35:48 - Anuradha Menon Yale engineers have created a process that may revolutionize the manufacture of nano-devices from computer memory to biomedical sensors by exploiting... read more

Tiny Artery Sensor Measures Blood Pressure Thursday, January 22nd, 2009 - 16:50:36 - Anuradha Menon High blood pressure can be a trial of patience for doctors and for sufferers, whose blood pressure often has to be monitored over a long time until... read more

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