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Remote Control for Pill Cameras
Technology Review June 19, 2008
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Researchers at the Fraunhofer
Institute for Biomedical Engineering
have developed a magnetic device
that can guide a camera inside the
body to conduct internal
examinations of the stomach and
esophagus. These procedures are
currently done with an endoscope and
are often uncomfortable, requiring
local anesthetic and several hours
of recovery...
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Micromagnet 'RFID tags' enhance MRI
images
KurzweilAI.net June 19, 2008
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Researchers at the National
Institute of Standards and
Technology and National Institutes
of Health have shown that injectable
microscopic magnets could act as
"RFID tags" for magnetic resonance
imaging (MRI), enhancing
sensitivity, the amount of
information provided by images, and
imaging speed, while reducing the
amount of toxic contrast agent...
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IP traffic to 'double' every two
years
iTnews June 18, 2008
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Web traffic volumes will almost
double every two years from 2007 to
2012, driven by video and web 2.0
applications, according to a report
from Cisco Systems, and will reach
552 exabytes (billion gigabytes) by
2012. Soon after 2012, we will have
to adopt zettabytes (trillion
gigabytes) to express traffic
volumes. Cisco's Visual Networking...
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Electric Muscle Stimulation Allows
Breathing Without a Ventilator
MedGadget June 18, 2008
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Researchers at Synapse Biomedical
have developed an implanted
"Diaphragm Pacing Stimulation"
system that can replace mechanical
ventilation for patients with spinal
cord injuries. The device uses
electrodes attached directly to the
diaphragm to stimulate its movement,
letting patients breathe normally.
Patients using mechanical
ventilators...
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AMD Goes Hollywood With New
Graphics Chips
PC World June 16, 2008
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Advanced Micro Devices has released
new graphics chips and graphics
cards that allow moviemakers and
game developers to render
three-dimensional images in real
time. The new hardware will be an
integral part of "Cinema 2.0," a
concept introduced by AMD that will
combine hardware and software tools
to bring a higher level of realism
and...
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