News tagged with imaging system
Unexpected reservoir of monocytes discovered in the spleen
It takes a spleen to mend a broken heart - that's the conclusion of a surprising new report from researchers at the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) Center for Systems Biology, directed by Ralph Weissleder, MD, PhD. ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Jul 30, 2009 |
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Natural born killers -- how the body's frontline immune cells decide which cells to destroy
(PhysOrg.com) -- The mechanism used by 'Natural Killer' immune cells in the human body to distinguish between diseased cells, which they are meant to destroy, and normal cells, which they are meant to leave ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Jul 28, 2009 |
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Breakthrough in 3-D Brain Mapping Enables Removal of Fist-Sized Tumor
(PhysOrg.com) -- A new technology involving the fusion of four different types of images into a 3-D map of a patient's brain has helped University of Cincinnati (UC) specialists successfully remove a fist-sized ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Jul 14, 2009 |
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New map hints at Venus's wet, volcanic past (w/ Video)
(PhysOrg.com) -- Venus Express has charted the first map of Venus's southern hemisphere at infrared wavelengths. The new map hints that our neighbouring world may once have been more Earth-like, with both, ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jul 14, 2009 |
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Biology knows best -- human-like vision lets robots navigate naturally
(PhysOrg.com) -- A robotic vision system that mimics key visual functions of the human brain promises to let robots manoeuvre quickly and safely through cluttered environments, and to help guide the visually impaired.
Jun 30, 2009 |
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Hybrid scanner brings molecular functioning to the forefront
A major barrier to developing a hybrid positron emission tomography (PET)/magnetic resonance (MR) imaging system could be removed by using a novel approach for reconstructing data, according to researchers at SNM's 56th Annual ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Jun 15, 2009 |
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Toward cheaper imaging systems for identifying concealed weapons on the human body
Electrical engineers from UC San Diego have created high-performance W-Band silicon-germanium (SiGe) radio frequency integrated circuits (RFICs) for passive millimeter-wave imaging. This advance could lead to significantly ...
Jun 09, 2009 |
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Mini beamer in a cellphone or PDA
(PhysOrg.com) -- Looking at photos on a cellphone display can be somewhat arduous. A new mini beamer will make it easier. The beamer is so small that it can be integrated in a cellphone or a PDA. As it does ...
Jun 02, 2009 |
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Scholar unconvinced new lie-detection methods better than old ones
(PhysOrg.com) -- When a crime has been committed, the usual modus operandi for police detectives and their fictional counterparts has been to dust the scene for fingerprints. And once they have a suspect in ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Jun 02, 2009 |
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Alzheimer's discovery could bring early diagnosis, treatment closer
(PhysOrg.com) -- A discovery made by researchers at McGill University and the affiliated Lady Davis Research Institute for Medical Research at Montreal's Jewish General Hospital offers new hope for the early diagnosis and ...
May 22, 2009 |
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Scientists monitor developing Mars dust storm
(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists at Arizona State University's Mars Space Flight Facility are using the Thermal Emission Imaging System (THEMIS) on NASA's Mars Odyssey orbiter to monitor a new dust storm that has ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Apr 20, 2009 |
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Conn. pols weigh updates to reflect GPS advances
(AP) -- Addicted to that GPS navigation system? On Connecticut roads, that might make you a lawbreaker.
Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation
Apr 19, 2009 |
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A human failure, seen at face value
(PhysOrg.com) -- Humans excel at recognizing faces, but how we do this has been an abiding mystery in neuroscience and psychology. In an effort to explain our success in this area, researchers are taking a ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Mar 13, 2009 |
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HoloTV Images Jump off the Screen, into Tomorrow's Homes (w/Video)
(PhysOrg.com) -- Unlike today’s biggest and most realistic LCD and plasma TVs, 3D TV screens can project images that seem to float in mid-air beyond the screen. That means, for instance, that viewers could ...
Mar 12, 2009 |
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Scientists unlock the secrets of C. difficile's protective shell
The detailed structure of a protective 'jacket' that surrounds cells of the Clostridium difficile superbug, and which helps the dangerous pathogen stick to human host cells and tissues, is revealed in par ...
Feb 27, 2009 |
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