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CES New: Sirius HON-SCI is a serious solution

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2008-01-09 16:34:41 by HASH0x8a42124 in DVICE
So, youve bought the Honda of your dreams. Sprung for the best sound system they have, complete with built-in XM Satellite Radio. But, your beloved Howard Stern is exclusively on Sirius Satellite Radio, along with all your other favorites. Never fear, the HON-SCI ($100) is here. Not really the sexiest product around, it is a handy innovation. In...
 
Tags: sirius, satellite radio, sirius satellite radio, portable sirius device, built-in head unit, built-in, features, display features, honda
 
 
 
 
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How Endogenous Steroids Rule on the Trading Floor

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2008-04-15 21:40:13 by Michael in Medgadget
An interdisciplinary group of scientists from the University of Cambridge decided to take a look at trading behaviors of male brokers in the City of London, and found that sell and buy decisions, and their successes, are often linked to hormonal concentrations of testosterone and cortisol From the abstract of the study, published at Proc. Natl....
 
Tags: steroids, endogenous steroids, shift risk preferences, risk, testosterone level predicts, testosterone, financial risk, cortisol, cortisol rises
 
 
 
 
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Electric Muscle Stimulation with NeuRx Diaphragm Pacer: More Natural Breathing Without a Ventilator

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2008-06-18 18:04:41 by Michael in Medgadget
The FDA has given clearance to Synapse Biomedical , Inc. (Cleveland, Ohio) to market their NeuRx Diaphragm Pacing Stimulation system for people with spinal cord injury. The device, that is typically implanted through minimally invasive laparoscopic surgery, is indicated for patients with diaphragm dysfunction The new device, already approved in...
 
Tags: diaphragm, neurx diaphragm, stimulation, patients, sci patients, ventilator, dps, patients risk, neurx dps
 
 
 
 
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Designing Icosahedral Nanovehicles

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2007-12-24 08:56:49 by Michael in Medgadget
Viral icosahedral capsids (i.e. having polyhedron shape with 20 faces) is a common sight in the microscopic world. In his latest post, Michael Berger from Nanowerk is reporting about a chemical simulation, devised by researchers from the Scripps Research Institute and Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, to create icosahedral capsid-like...
 
Tags: icosahedral, icosahedral capsid-like particles, particles, viral icosahedral capsids, icosahedral particles, scripps research institute, self-assembly, research, viral capsid self-assembly
 
 
 
 
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Collagen Revealed at Unprecedented Level of Detail

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2008-02-26 12:41:08 by Michael in Medgadget
Investigators at the Advanced Photon Source (APS) at Argonne National Laboratory give us a pretty close look at collagen: Illinois Institute of Technology biologist Joseph Orgel used the high-energy X-rays produced by the APS to examine the structure of collagen, a protein that composes more than a quarter of all protein in the human body and...
 
Tags: basic molecular structure, structure, intact tissue, intact, molecular structure, tissue, basic, tendon tissue intact, helical structure
 
 
 
 
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Did You Help Save Terminator: Sarah Connor Chronicles?

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2008-03-04 13:45:13 by geeksugar in geeksugar -- Geek is chic.
To bring you up to speed, the fate of Terminator: Sarah Connor Chronicles has recently been up in the air, as the show needed big ratings for its two part finale last night to keep it afloat. Although I've gone on record to say that T:SCC isn't my favorite show , I tuned in anyway to get my fill of cybergenetic action until it (possibly)...
 
Tags: sarah connor chronicles, save sarah connor, weekend time slot, hungover sci fanatic, terminator, cybergenetic action, yeesh talk, play, hangover
 
 
 
 
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Poseidon Mk IV Discovery Oxygen Tank Recycles Your Exhaust, Lets You Dive Stealthily [Gadgets]

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2008-03-10 14:32:27 by Jason Chen in Gizmodo
Diving is fun until your oxygen tank runs out and you die, but this Poseidon Mk IV Discovery tank actually extends the time you can be underwater by recycling your carbon dioxide exhaust and turning it into breathable oxygen. The tank works its magic with its C02 scrubbers and oxygen cells, which is powered by a lithium-ion battery. And because...
 
Tags: tank, discovery tank, dive stealthily, poseidon, carbon dioxide exhaust, tank runs, pop sci, lithium-ion battery, c02 scrubbers
 
 
 
 
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Prox Dynamics Black Hornet: World's Smallest UAV, Too Small for Mr. T [UAVs]

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2008-04-01 08:50:56 by Kit Eaton in Gizmodo
I'm no sissy, but I don't like airplanes. And man, don't be shouting "eclipse" or I'll get angry! But I like this helicopter: it's so small, much better than that big Boeing thing . They say it's the "worlds smallest and most capable Unmanned Aircraft System". The Black Hornet is designed to aid soldiers in the field, or allow rescuers to get a...
 
Tags: prox dynamics, black hornet, tiny camera, camera, fool weight, aircraft system, pop sci, grams, suped-up toy
 
 
 
 
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BumpTop 3D Desktop

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2008-04-10 07:06:37 by Evan Ackerman in OhGizmo!
 
By Evan Ackerman I swung by the Stanford Cool Product Expo yesterday to have a look at some of the uh cool products being showcased by companies from the Stanford University community (design groups, startups, etc.). I have a thing for nifty display systems , so BumpTop and their giant touchscreen caught my eye right off the bat. Take a look ...
 
Tags: bumptop, bumptop website, prototype demo video, demo, prototype, time bumptop launches, prototype version, nifty display systems, stanford university community