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Automatic Blood-Toxin Detection

A pair of scientists from the University of California at Santa Barbara and two high school students have developed a sensor that can detect cocaine in the bloodstream along with other biotoxins. The sensor can be built into portable devices and can perform the entire detection process real-time in just a few minutes. It works … Continued

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Internet Cafes Have Filthy Mice

And not always of the rodent variety. A new Korean study found that below shopping cart handles, internet cafe mice had the second-largest concentration of bacteria out of a list of commonly touched communal objects. Of the 20 mice tested from 4 cafes, they found an average of 690 Colony Forming Units (CFUs) — compared … Continued

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Portable, Waterproof Electrocardiograph

Ever wanted to take a bath while wearing your electrocardiograph? Or did you ever just want to see how your body reacts to taking the plunge into a tub of cold pudding? Or do you really not care and are reading this instead of doing end-of-year reports? Well, you’re in luck! Fukuda Denshi Co. in … Continued

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VIOlight Toothbrush Sanitizer

There comes a time where you must sanitize some things. Sure, I’ve dropped my toothbrush in the toilet after Mexican night, but did that stop me from using it? Of course not. But when I walked in and saw the rapidly-growing fungus on it three weeks later, I decided that instead of buying a new … Continued

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Halo Breast “Exam”

We know that you all have Xbox on the mind, but this is not the rumored Master Chief lawsuit stemming from that Whitesnake concert “free breast exam” incident back in ’82. This is actually the Halo breast papanicolaou (pap) testing system developed by NeoMatrix, LLC. It uses suction devices to extract nipple aspirate fluid from … Continued

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Eye Protecting LCD Monitors

This one goes out to all of the cubicle warriors out there right now. Day in and day out you are forced to sit and stare at a monitor doing the same thing every day. Well those monitors the company supplied you with aren t exactly working out best towards your health. There is a … Continued

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HeartPOD Helps With Heart Failure Digitally

Savacor Inc. is betting that you have congestive heart failure and that you want to be able to keep control of it digitally. So they bought up every last Handspring Visor from the junkyard they could find and slapped their software onto them. The result is the HeartPOD, a system designed to help monitor the … Continued