Point, wag or tap your index finger in the air and direct the actions of an electronic device! University at Buffalo researchers have developed a new device, ‘Fingertip Digitizer’ -- users wear it on the tip of the index finger – that can transfer to...
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Imaging cross-sectional slices of the heart, the computed tomography machines work by sending X-rays around a patient. The image details improve with the increase in the number of slices.
Compared to the current 64-slice machine, a new imager...
There are hundreds of micro-robotic spheres, which could explore planets like Mars one day. They are just waiting testing by scientists back on earth. These micro-robots are capable of landing on the surface of another planet. They are arranged in a...
Now, e-mailing has becoming easier while driving. Yes, the drivers can new check their e-mails without taking their eyes off the road! A new device, iLane Bluetooth, connects with wireless devices, and read incoming messages aloud. It will also...
You can count the robotic surgeon CyberKnife, among the top cancer surgeons in the US. Already efficient at attacking brain tumors, CyberKnife can now target moving lung tumors constantly and with more debt. This efficiency has increased after being...
Here is a good news for people who want to render blond hair, reproducing which in computer graphics has always been more difficult. Researcher Steve Marschner at Cornell University have developed a better method for rendering blond hair.
The new...
A group of US scientists has invented a new electricity conducting material that has thin carbon films and are just one atom thick -- called graphene sheets. The films are embedded in a polymer matrix.
The invention of these electricity...
What do you do when your camera’s memory card shows full in the middle of an adventurous vacation far away from the world of technology, rather a computer transfer them! I know, it is a painful thought. Never mind. Here is a solution for you.
The...
With the world of medicine witnessing the amazing magic of science, Horizon Blue Cross and Blue Shield of New Jersey executes an innovative new test program, in which it plans to implant patients who are suffering from chronic diseases with a...
Progressing on a thin-film technology, researchers are getting closer to successful harnessing and using the solar energy for both heating and cooling. Now this technology will be using both solar cells and heat pumps onto surfaces, turning soda bottles...
Portable gadgets that contain a GPS device will soon be able to response to touch senses. Now the cost of gadgets that stimulate our sense of touch -- known as haptic devices is coming down.
Adding a new dimension to communications, entertainment...
Researchers from the University of Wisconsin, Madison led by chemical engineer James Dumesic have developed an technique to convert fructose into a polymer precursor. The technique makes use of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF), which can easily be converted...
The medical fraternity’s dream of real-time mapping of the human brain’s activities has come true. Yes, you can touch it instead of looking at it anymore! And this can be done with the help of a non-invasive brain scanning and stimulation system --...
Can you imagine a projector engine of the size of a matchbook!? I am not kidding! � Kopin Corporation is developing this �science fiction-like� nano-projector engine in cooperation with ExPlay.
It is not only its small size that catapults...
A recent groundbreaking discovery has instigated scientists with an interesting invention -- a build lightweight flying robot! And it can help hugely in surveillance missions by carrying cameras, microphones or sensors while flying.
Do you know,...
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