Fujitsu smartphone can take your pulse
A smartphone that can take the pulse of a user just by looking at his or her face has been unveiled in Japan.
A smartphone that can take the pulse of a user just by looking at his or her face has been unveiled in Japan.
Consumer & Gadgets
Mar 18, 2013
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Worldwide colonization by octopods is in their blood! They manage to survive temperature habitats ranging from as low as -1.8°C to more than 30°C due to their ability to keep supplying oxygen to their body tissues. A new ...
Plants & Animals
Jul 4, 2013
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Engineers and physicians at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine have developed a hand-held, battery-powered device that quickly picks up vital signs from a patient's lips and fingertip. Updated versions of the ...
Engineering
Aug 24, 2015
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Researchers studying cancer and other invasive diseases rely on high-resolution imaging to see tumors and other activity deep within the body's tissues. Using a new high-speed, high-resolution imaging method, Lihong Wang, ...
Optics & Photonics
Mar 30, 2015
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(PhysOrg.com) -- What if monitoring your heart rate were as easy as listening to music while you jog? Thanks to advances in space technology, an iPhone will soon be able to do double duty: keep you in tune with your favourite ...
Engineering
Oct 25, 2010
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Research from Japan has produced a NIRS probe small enough for implanted use in brain functional imaging of humans. Based on flexible printed circuit technology, the probe is also cheaper and simpler to produce than conventional ...
Engineering
Mar 6, 2014
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Although diabetes is a common condition, no cure exists yet. Current therapies can manage blood sugar levels, but they do not address insulin resistance. But now, recent research reported in ACS Nano shows that targeting ...
Bio & Medicine
May 17, 2023
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An iPhone app that measures the user's heart rate is not only a popular feature with consumers, but it sparked an idea for a Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) researcher who is now turning smart phones, and eventually ...
Engineering
Oct 6, 2011
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Researchers at Utah State University don't need an Apple Watch or stethoscope to measure your heartbeat. They only need a video camera.
Engineering
Jan 29, 2018
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Carbon monoxide is an odorless and colorless gas made when fossil fuels burn incompletely. It's also a silent killer.
Biochemistry
Apr 29, 2022
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