Implant measures medication levels in bloodstream, in real time
By Ben Coxworth
January 23, 2014
Figuring out how much medication a patient should
be taking can be a tricky business. Although things like age and weight
are used as guidelines, factors such as the individual person's
metabolism can have a marked effect on how effective the drugs are. With
that in mind, scientists at the University of California, Santa Barbara
have developed an implantable device that provides continuous real-time
readings on how much medication is currently in a person's bloodstream.
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If you're a crafter, then it's quite likely that
you spend a lot of time cutting intricate designs out of materials like
paper, cloth or poster board. While it certainly adds to the artistic
merit of the project if you do everything by hand, the fact is that not
everyone has the necessary manual dexterity – or simply the talent.
Well, before too long, such people will be able to make use of the
Cricut Explore electronic cutting machine. Read More
Two years ago, Amazon's first Kindle Fire
was a popular tablet. But let's be honest: apart from a tempting price
tag, it didn't really hold a candle to higher-end rivals like the iPad.
Fast-forward to today, and Amazon has managed to merge budget pricing
with hardware that, in some ways, is actually superior to its
competitors from the high-rent district. Join Gizmag, as we review
Amazon's best tablet to date, the Kindle Fire HDX 8.9". Read More
Toshiba's smart mirror concept puts the future on display
By Eric Mack
January 23, 2014
Every now and then we get demonstrations of
really innovative new technologies and concepts that almost no one has
any chance of being able to own anytime soon. The best place to undergo
this particular form of torture is at the International Consumer
Electronics Show in Las Vegas. This year at CES, a really fantastic
"smart mirror" concept from Toshiba fit the bill. Read More
Pegasus Touch brings lasers to desktop 3D printing
By David Szondy
January 23, 2014
Whether it’s light shows or interplanetary communications,
lasers just seem to make things better. And that’s apparently part of
the thinking behind Las Vegas-based Full Spectrum Lasers’ (FSL) Pegasus
Touch; a desktop 3D printer that uses lasers to print objects faster and
in finer detail than most other printers in its price range. Available
for as little as US$2,000 via a Kickstarter campaign, its performance is
claimed to be comparable to machines costing 50 times more. Read More
After two straight years of iPhones with 4-inch screens,
most people expect Apple's 2014 model to give us a bigger display.
According to a new report, the company is set to do just that – with
both a larger iPhone 6 and an iPhone phablet in the works. Read More
In the past, we've seen solar ovens
that can whip up a hot meal using only the sun's rays, but Solar Cool
Technologies has a new product that harvests that same energy to
accomplish just the opposite. We quite literally crossed paths with the
Solar Cooler and its designers at a Las Vegas casino during CES where
they were showing off the new Solar Cooler. The Solar Cooler, as its
name implies, is a portable container for food and drinks that keeps its
contents cold using a compact refrigeration system connected to solar
panels. Read More
With China successfully landing a robotic rover
on the Moon, there’s been speculation in some circles as to whether or
not a new space race between China and the United States will start
soon. That’s as maybe, but if Space Race Mk II does happen, the American
landing craft might be owned and operated by a private firm. Lending
strength to this argument is NASA's recent announcement of its Lunar
Cargo Transportation and Landing by Soft Touchdown (Lunar CATALYST)
initiative, which aims at kickstarting private development of commercial
lunar transports through partnerships with the space agency. Read More
Like the Higgs Boson,
dark matter is one of those things in the Universe that evidence points
to, but is very difficult to pin down. A team of researchers is looking
to verify the existence of this most elusive of ingredients that is
thought to make up 23 percent of the Universe using powerful detectors
buried deep in an Italian mountain. Read More
Nixie tubes have experienced something of a
resurgence in popularity in recent times, as the charm of combining new
and old technologies continues to draw in retro-minded designers.
ThinkGeek's DIY Nixie Tube Desk clock and the Nixie tube chess set
are examples of this, but in applying the smart treatment to the
gas-filled display tubes, electrical engineer Tyler Nehowig has truly
given them a modern technological makeover. Read More
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