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World's Smallest Laser Could Help Make Faster CPUs

Aug-17-09

Instead of photons, the laser (actually, called a spaser technically) uses plasmons, a particle only 44 nanometers across. It could push CPUs' speeds to hundreds of terahertz, according to Mark Stockman, professor of physics at Georgia State:

Using Nanotechnology to Find Early Signs of Cancer

Aug-17-09

Using tiny crystals called quantum dots, Johns Hopkins researchers have developed a highly sensitive test to look for DNA attachments that often are early warning signs of cancer.

New Battery Material Could Store up to 10x More Power

Aug-17-09

A group of researchers from Toyota and Tohuku University announced progress on their work on a battery that uses a new compound that could store ten times as much power as a conventional battery.

NASA and Goodyear Produce Puncture-Proof Tires

Aug-16-09

In order to meet the heavy load/long range transport requirements of life on the moon, NASA recently teamed up with Goodyear to review and redesign some 40-year-old technology in the shape of the airless tires first seen on the Lunar Rover Vehicles of Apollo missions.

Making Bones from Wood?

Aug-16-09

A new procedure being developed in Italy aims to turn blocks of wood - specifically red oak, rattan and sipo - into artificial bones. Wood-derived bone substitutes could allow faster and more secure healing than currently available with metal and ceramic implants.

Fat that makes you Thin

Aug-16-09

Researchers have discovered that "brown" fat helps to keep you thin, by turning the energy obtained from food into heat and burning up calories without physical exertion. 50g of brown fat burns 500 calories per day.

Human-Powered Hovercraft

Aug-15-09

The Steam Boat Willy, a hovercraft powered only by pedal power, was built by Chris Roper and his friends at a University of London flight club.

Device Allows Plants to Send Text Messages

Aug-15-09

Researchers have designed a soil-moisture sensor device called Botanicalls that can allow a house plant to communicate with its owner. The device can send short messages to a mobile phone or via twitter.

Robotic Mannequins Help Sell

Aug-15-09

"Palette", a robot mannequin, is able to sense shoppers and poses to please them. Tatsuya Matsui, chief robot designer and the boss of Flower Robotics says "It makes the product the mannequin wears look more attractive, increasing consumers' appetite to buy."

Internet-Connected Pill Bottle

Aug-14-09

GlowCap, a product of Vitality out of Cambridge, MA, is a bottle cap that reminds patients to take their meds on a regular schedule. We covered the devices in the past (see flashbacks below), but now the firm has released a version of the GlowCaps that use a wireless microchip to communicate with a computer connected device to program the drug regiment.