News tagged with scan systems

A new look at Apollo samples supports ancient impact theory

New investigations of lunar samples collected during the Apollo missions have revealed origins from beyond the Earth-Moon system, supporting a hypothesis of ancient cataclysmic bombardment for both worlds.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created May 24, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 1

New Study of Meteorite Provides More Evidence for Ancient Life on Mars

(PhysOrg.com) -- In 1996, when scientists examined a meteorite from Mars previously uncovered in Antarctica, they were intrigued by what looked like microscopic fossils of ancient Martian life forms. Now, ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Dec 17, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (47) | comments 20 feature

'Sleep talking' PCs save energy and money

Personal computers may soon save large amounts of energy by "sleep talking." Computer scientists at UC San Diego and Microsoft Research have created a plug-and-play hardware prototype for personal computers ...

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Apr 24, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (16) | comments 6

Stolen-data trove offers look inside a botnet

(AP) -- Getting hacked is like having your computer turn traitor on you, spying on everything you do and shipping your secrets to identity thieves.

Technology / Software

created Mar 15, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Scanning for skin cancer: Infrared system looks for deadly melanoma (w/ Video)

Johns Hopkins researchers have developed a noninvasive infrared scanning system to help doctors determine whether pigmented skin growths are benign moles or melanoma, a lethal form of cancer.

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Feb 26, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New experiment could reveal make-up of the Universe

(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists at the University of Liverpool are constructing highly sensitive detectors as part of an international project to understand the elements that make up the universe.

Physics / General Physics

created Aug 06, 2009 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (11) | comments 0

Now hear this: 3-D imaging technology could lead to hearing aids that fit better

(PhysOrg.com) -- About 36 million Americans suffer from some type of hearing loss. However, only one in five who could benefit from a hearing aid actually wears one, according to the National Institute on ...

Technology / Engineering

created May 20, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Hidden beauty of the nano-cosmos

When researchers receive prizes, it is usually to honour their scientific work. However, the photographs from the scanning electron microscope, taken by Siddhartha Pathak during his postdoctoral time at Empa ...

Nanotechnology / Nanophysics

created Oct 12, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 1

Researcher uses medical imaging technology to better understand fish senses

University of Rhode Island marine biologist Jacqueline Webb gets an occasional strange look when she brings fish to the Orthopedics Research Lab at Rhode Island Hospital. While the facility's microCT scanner is typically ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Mar 12, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study Shows Thousands of Consumer Internet Connectivity Devices Are Vulnerable to Attack

(PhysOrg.com) -- Following news reports that 65,000 modems and wireless routers used by Time Warner Cable customers are vulnerable to attack by hackers, a Columbia University expert on computer security and ...

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Oct 26, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

New software to end 'naked' airport scans

In the face of an outcry over so-called "naked" body scans at airports, US authorities on Wednesday announced plans for a new scanning system that eliminates "passenger-specific images."

Technology / Software

created Jul 20, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Japan rapid scanning system can digitise book in one minute (w/ Video)

Japanese researchers said Friday they had developed technology to scan a book as fast as a person can flip through it.

Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation

created Sep 10, 2010 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Little pill means big news in the treatment of MS

A new drug for multiple sclerosis promises to change the lives of the 100,000 people in the UK who have the condition, say researchers at Queen Mary, University of London.

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Jan 20, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Larger head size may protect against Alzheimer's symptoms

New research shows that people with Alzheimer's disease who have large heads have better memory and thinking skills than those with the disease who have smaller heads, even when they have the same amount of brain cell death ...

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Jul 12, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Brain Regions Responsible for Empathy Mapped by Researchers

Columbia University researchers have shown for the first time that two brain systems are primarily responsible for allowing humans to accurately predict the emotions of others. Psychology professors Kevin ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Jun 16, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 1