Nokia and X-Prize put medical sensors on the spot for next challenge

Source: Engadget

NOKIA SENSING X CHALLENGE - SEARCHING THE WORLD FOR THE MOST POWERFUL DIGITAL HEALTH SENSORS TO TRANSFORM THE HEALTHCARE INDUSTRY inShare Share on emailShare on print X PRIZE Foundation and Nokia Introduce $2.25 Million G ...
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Dexter Industries Partners with LEGO MINDSTORMS and Google Lunar X PRIZE to support MoonBots 2012

Source: 24-7PressRelease.com

WASHINGTON, DC, May 25, 2012 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Dexter Industries announces that they are partnering with The X PRIZE Foundation and the LEGO Group to support the MoonBots 2012: A Google Lunar X PRIZE LEGO MINDSTORMS C ...
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Nokia sponsors $2.25 contest to advance health sensors

Source: San Diego Union-Tribune

The X PRIZE Foundation and Nokia said Thursday they are launching Nokia Sensing X CHALLENGE, a $2.25 million competition to encourage development of advanced health sensors. The competition was announced at ...
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New Prize for Bio-Sensors Announced by X Prize Foundation

Source: ReadWriteWeb

Bio-sensors have lagged behind other kinds of sensors. Robert McCray, the CEO of the Wireless Life Sciences Alliance, mentioned how many sensors could be found in your average car or phone, which eclipse what is available in the ...
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A revolution in digital healthcare

Source: Nokia Conversations

Today we’re excited to announce another groundbreaking competition in our Life Sciences Prize Group: The $2.25 million Nokia Sensing X CHALLENGE. There are so many rapid advances in health technology today, it’s hard to keep ...
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Magnetic Jet Injection Device Can Shoot Any Drug Through the Skin, No Needle Required

Source: Popular Science

So... when do I get to see this in the doc's office? This is a highly useful tool Hyposprays here we come! This just reaffirms what I've said for years. Gene Roddenberry was from the future! 1978, I was a ...
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Wireless health care firms searching for market inroads

Source: San Diego Union-Tribune

Sensors, apps, big data analytics software and other technology underpinning the wireless health care industry is fast becoming ready for prime time. But getting this technology widely used by doctors and patients – as wel ...
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Leap, A New Gesture Control Computer Peripheral

Source: Geekologie

Best of all, Leap isn't part of a closed loop system like the Kinect or WiiMote, so it can control any regular on-screen activity much like you do with a mouse. All you do is connect the Leap sensor to your computer via USB, and it will detec ...
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Novel biomarkers reveal evidence of radiation exposure

Source: Science Daily

ScienceDaily (May 22, 2012) Researchers at the Medical College of Wisconsin have identified novel biomarkers that could be used to confirm exposure to damaging radiation in large groups of people potentially exposed to unknown and variable ...
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