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A camera in a pill to detect cancer

This is not the first time that the idea of swallowing a pill with a camera inside to detect early signs of cancer has been tried read this article for example. But now, researchers at the University of Washington UW have developed a device specifically designed to detect esophageal cancer,...

Tags: Device, University Of Washington, Resolution, Pill, Image, Camera, Cancer, Fiber, UW, Casing, Endoscope, Network Technology, Networking, Roland Piquepaille

Blog posts 2008-01-25

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How about using an endoscopic webcam with Skype?

(image via Dan's Data) Phil from Skype Journal has linked to Dan Rutter's review of one of the most potentially exciting applications for using Skype I have seen in a long time. Basically, it would involve hooking up a type of digital pen camera...

Tags: Webcam, Skype Technologies S.A., Corporate Communications, Marketing, Russell Shaw

Blog posts 2007-12-18

A swimming robot -- inside your body

The Boston Globe describes the efforts of a Japanese-born scientist to develop new technologies for use in surgery. His last project is to build a swimming robot designed to explore the human gastrointestinal tract GI tract from esophagus to colon. This 2-centimeter long robot will have a swimming tail to...

Tags: Robotics, Health &, Medicine, Engineering &, Innovation

Blog posts 2007-05-08

A new way to find invisible tumors

An American doctor has developed a new surgery technique that enables surgeons to see tumors and other pathologies invisible with previous methods. This new x-ray vision laparoscopic technology received the first prize for technical achievement at the 62nd annual meeting of the American Society of Reproductive Medicine ASRM. This new...

Tags: Steven Palter, surgeon, Steven, specific filter

Blog posts 2006-11-27

Looking inside your brain... without hurting you

Researchers at Stanford University have developed a portable device that captures pictures beneath the living brain's surface with minimal invasive effects. This new 3.9 gram two-photon fluorescence microendoscope can fit in the palm of your hand. It combines optical and mechanical techniques to image brain cells up to a millimeter...

Tags: Document management, fluorescence, photon, technique, molecule

Blog posts 2005-09-05