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    Portable Smartphone Laboratory Detects Cancer at Once

    October 19, 2016, Categories  Technology/Electronics, Chemistry/Nanotechnology, Biology/Biotechnology

    Washington State University researchers have developed a low-cost, portable laboratory on a smartphone that can analyze several samples at once to catch a cancer biomarker, producing lab quality results. Credit: Washington State University

    Washington State University researchers have developed a low-cost, portable laboratory on a smartphone that can analyze several samples at once to catch a cancer biomarker, producing lab quality results. Credit: Washington State University

    Researchers have developed a low-cost, portable laboratory on a smartphone that can analyze several samples at once to catch a cancer biomarker, producing lab quality results. At a time when patients and medical professionals expect always faster results, researchers are trying to translate biodetection technologies used in laboratories to the field and clinic, so patients can get nearly instant diagnoses in a physician’s office, ambulance or emergency room.

    The WSU research team created an 8 channel smartphone spectrometer that can detect human interleu...

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    Full-circle Viewing: 360-degree Electronic Holographic Display

    October 19, 2016, Categories  Physics, Technology/Electronics

    Schematic of the design of 360-degree tabletop electronic holographic display, the design concept of which allows several persons to enjoy the hologram contents simultaneously. Credit: Yongjun Lim, of the 5G Giga Communication Research Laboratory, Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute, South Korea

    Schematic of the design of 360-degree tabletop electronic holographic display, the design concept of which allows several persons to enjoy the hologram contents simultaneously. Credit: Yongjun Lim, of the 5G Giga Communication Research Laboratory, Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute, South Korea

    Princess Leia, your Star Wars hologram moment may be redeemed. In the original ‘Star Wars’ movie, the inviting but grainy special effects hologram might soon be a true full-color, full-size holographic image, due to advances by a South Korean research team refining 3-D holographic displays...

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    Researchers Road-test Powerful method for studying Singlet Fission

    October 18, 2016, Categories  Physics, Technology/Electronics

    Electron spin. Spin, an intrinsic property of electrons, is related to the dynamics of electrons excited as a result of singlet fission – a process which could be used to extract energy in future solar cell technologies. Credit: Image provided by Leah Weiss

    Electron spin. Spin, an intrinsic property of electrons, is related to the dynamics of electrons excited as a result of singlet fission – a process which could be used to extract energy in future solar cell technologies. Credit: Image provided by Leah Weiss

    Physicists have successfully employed a powerful technique for studying electrons generated through singlet fission, a process which it is believed will be key to more efficient solar energy production in years to come. Their approach, reported in the journal Nature Physics, employed lasers, microwave radiation and magnetic fields to analyse the spin of excitons, which are energetically excited particles formed in molecular systems.

    These are generated as a result of singlet fission, a process that researchers around the world are try...

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    Wearable Tattoo Sends Alcohol Levels to your Cell Phone

    October 17, 2016, Categories  Technology/Electronics, Health/Medical, Biology/Biotechnology

    The wearable sensor uses a method called iontophoresis to induce perspiration. The unit then measures the alcohol content and sends it to the user's cell phone. Credit: American Chemical Societ

    The wearable sensor uses a method called iontophoresis to induce perspiration. The unit then measures the alcohol content and sends it to the user’s cell phone. Credit: American Chemical Society

    Engineers funded by the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB) have developed a small monitoring device, worn on the skin, that detects alcohol levels in perspiration. It was designed as a convenient method for individuals to monitor alcohol intake, which could help reduce unsafe drinking that can lead to vehicle crashes, violence, and the degeneration of health.

    Seila Selimovic, Ph.D., director of the NIBIB Program in Tissue Chips, explains the new technology...

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