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Helping the Blind See Electronic Images

Helping the Blind See Electronic Images

The U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has been developing (and licensing) two novel technologies that may help bring to the market affordable graphic reading systems for the blind and visually impaired. The two systems bring electronic images ...

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ISAM – Computed Image Revolution

ISAM – Computed Image Revolution

Researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have developed a novel computational image-forming technique for optical microscopy, called ISAM. The new technique is capable of producing three-dimensional images even from blurry, out-of-focus data. The new tool will improve the ...

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Liquid Crystals Battle Cancer and Other Diseases

Liquid Crystals Battle Cancer and Other Diseases

In collaboration between Kent State University, Summa Health System and IC-MedTech, an innovative liquid crystal technology has been developed. The technology offers the promise of safer, more effective drugs for the treatment of cancer and of many other diseases. Dr. ...

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Skin Patch May Replace Traditional Injections

Skin Patch May Replace Traditional Injections

HP and Crospon have developed a skin patch which uses microneedles that barely penetrate the skin. The microneedles can replace conventional injections and deliver drugs through the skin without causing any pain. The skin patch technology also enables delivery of ...

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Getting Out of the Loop of Alzheimer’s Disease

Getting Out of the Loop of Alzheimer’s Disease

Scientists from UCLA recently pinpointed a possible physical origin of Alzheimer’s disease. The amyloid-beta protein has long been known to clump in the brain and be involved in the progression of the disease. The UCLA team identified a loop in ...

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Exmocare Wristwatch

Exmocare Wristwatch

The U.S. Company Exmocare has developed a novel wristwatch, which is capable of monitoring many physiological signals. The watch can send a report regarding the wearer’s emotional and physiological state to a loved one or caretaker, via email, SMS, or ...

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Nanoparticles Vaccination Developed

Sai Reddy, PhD student from EPFL (Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausunne) in Lausanne, Switzerland has won the KPMG Tomorrow’s Market award for a vaccination methodology he developed along with Professor Melody Swartz and Professor Jeff Hubbell. The vaccination uses nanoparticles ...

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Combination Therapy Treatment Neutralizes HIV

European researchers have discovered that they can successfully neutralize the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). A study conducted by Professor Jens Lundgren and his colleagues from the EuroSIDA research group shows that a long term treatment of HIV-infected patients with the ...

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Microsensors to Measure Pollutants on Site

Microsensors to Measure Pollutants on Site

Scientists at the Georgia Institute of Technology have recently developed a miniature sensor that can measure air and water pollution levels. The sensor utilizes polymer membranes deposited on a tiny silicon disk to measure various pollutants present the air and ...

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Microrobots to Travel In Our Blood Vessels

Microrobots to Travel In Our Blood Vessels

Scientists from the Chonnam National University in Korea have developed a robot that is able to move inside blood vessels. The micro robot has many possible applications, such as performing tests and releasing drugs when hitting a blood clot. The ...

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