Researchers create first of its kind invisibility cloak array

Source: Gizmag

When we think of invisibility cloaks, probably the first things that come to mind are Harry Potter-like contraptions that allow people or large objects to instantly disappear. Scientists from the University of Maryland and nearby Towson ...
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'Treat the patient' is message to BCM graduating class

Source: Baylor College of Medicine

HOUSTON -- (May 23, 2012) -- In this time of radical innovation in medicine, it is all the more important to "treat the patient," Dr. Eric Topol, a leader in the field of advancing health care through technology, advised the graduating class ...
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Leaf 'stamp' could detect crop diseases

Source: Humanitarian News

"Humanitarian News" is now easier and faster to browse on mobile devices. Our friends at Macaroni Bros developed a beautiful mobile theme, automatically detecting if you use a computer, phone or tablet! Crop diseases could be detected earlier an ...
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Leaf 'stamp' could detect crop diseases

Source: Environmental News Network

Crop diseases could be detected earlier and more easily if a new method that stamps a leaf with a color-changing biosensor is successful. The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation awarded US$100,000 to Hideaki Tsutsui of the University of California, River ...
Full article at: Environmental News Network  More like this  3 days ago, 8:51am CDT

Tennessee makes $4M investments from INCITE fund

Source: Nashville Business Journal

The state of Tennessee’s INCITE fund has fueled more than $4 million in private investment in ventures including health care, business services and the sports world. In an announcement, The Tennessee Technology Development Corp., whic ...
Full article at: Nashville Business Journal  More like this  3 days ago, 2:49pm CDT

Biosensors - A Global Market Overview

Source: PR Newswire

NEW YORK, May 22, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: An increase in the number of applications for biosensors developed or being developed ...
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Roomba-Like Robots Dropped by Helicopter Could Clean Up Oil Spills

Source: Treehugger

Designer Hsu Sean's Bio-Cleaner looks an awful lot like the Roomba autonomous vacuum cleaner, and the two aren't so different. The Roomba is set on the floor to clean up dirt, the Bio-Cleaner is dropped out of a helicopter into ...
Full article at: Treehugger  More like this  5 days ago, 11:35am CDT

Sea Cleaning Drones

Source: Yanko Design

The problem of ocean oil pollution is a serious threat to the natural environment and its wildlife that often proves too much for people to handle alone if not overlooked altogether. The Bio-Cleaner system is an autonomous solution that incorporate ...
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