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Silicon wafer directs and filters out cancer cells

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2008-06-08 10:16:00 by Joshua Fruhlinger in Engadget
...directs and focuses streams of cells in a liquid. Like a change sorter, it then separates regular cells form unusual ones. The silicon wafer is tacked with tiny pillars that catch abnormal cells that are, in the end, potentially cancerous. The device hasn't been used to any major extent, but we'll keep an eye on this promising discovery....
 
 
 
 
 
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Girl gets a creepy counterculture note in box instead of iPod

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2007-12-30 20:01:09 by Devin Coldewey in CrunchGear
...directs directs her to claim her capitalistic garbage at her nearest Apple store problematic, since she bought it at a joint in Maryland called Germantown. I guess with things like this happening there, they should change their name to East Germantown. Zing Girl Gets Bizarre Surprise Instead of iPod [My Fox ShareThis
 
 
 
 
 
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Halo Headband: A Gutter for Your Brow

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2007-12-26 06:31:03 by Charlie Sorrel in Gadget Lab
...directs it away from your eyes The Halo uses "Dryline" fabric to wick away moisture, but the clever part is actually very simple. On the inside of the band is plastic strip which effectively blocks any eye-bound perspiration and directs the flow sideways. Neat, and also cheap, at around $13 Product page [Halo via KK Cool Tools
 
 
 
 
 
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ValiMed Medication Validation System Averts Medication Errors at University of Michigan

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2008-01-15 18:09:10 by Michael in Medgadget
...directs Pharmacy Services at the U-M Health System Stevenson said the hospital is the first in the world to use this device to test patient drugs compounded in the pharmacy. The U-M Health System already has many safeguards, such as bar coding, in place to avert mistakes The table-top device manufactured by ValiMed, a division of Tuscon,...
 
 
 
 
 
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The Dome of Silence For Real

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2008-01-21 10:01:00 by bookofjoe in bookofjoe
...directs sound waves to flow around it as though the vessel were not there. The proposal relies on two properties of the material used to make the shieldits density and its bulk modulus, a measure of its springiness. It should be possible to tailor these so that sound waves are bent such that no echo results. The design would also avoid...
 
 
 
 
 
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Acoustic Cloaking

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2008-01-22 08:51:51 by Editor in Ubergizmo
...directs sound waves to flow around it, and this relies on the density and springiness of the material used. Further work is being done to mold these into a substance that bends sound waves in order to avoid echos, while preventing sound absorbtion so that no acoustic "shadows" are cast Permalink | Comment | Uberbargain | Uberphones
 
 
 
 
 
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Acoustic Cloaking

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2008-01-22 16:01:27 by admin in Cool Gadgets and Gizmos
...directs sound waves to flow around it, and this relies on the density and springiness of the material used. Further work is being done to mold these into a substance that bends sound waves in order to avoid echos, while preventing sound absorbtion so that no acoustic shadows are cast Permalink | Comment | Uberbargain | Uberphones More:...
 
 
 
 
 
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Infrared-Beaming Helmet May Battle Alzheimer's [Medical]

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2008-01-25 10:03:07 by Kit Eaton in Gizmodo
...directs low levels of infrared light at the skulls of Alzheimer's sufferers in order to combat the disease by stimulating brain cell growth A medical team from Sunderland and Durham Universities in the UK believe this could help combat the disease, having already tested the idea on mice. In that test, the mice gained better learning ability...
 
 
 
 
 
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Sony A300 and A350 DSLRs Have Two-Way Tilting Live View [Digital Cameras]

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2008-01-30 15:00:01 by matt buchanan in Gizmodo
...directs light to a dedicated live view image sensor, enabling fast and responsive TTL phase-detection auto-focusing, even during live view. Eliminating the focus delay of other systems, the new models are equally responsive whether using live view or optical viewfinder With its two sensor design, Quick AF Live View can even continuously...