
Brain Makes Call on Which Ear Is Used for Cell Phone
If you're a left-brain
thinker, chances are you use
your right hand to hold your
cell phone up to your right
ear, according to a newly
published study. The study
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Endothelium, Heal Thyself
Investigators publish new
findings showing that the
endothelium's efficient
barrier function relies on
an enormous self-restorative
capacity. ... > full story

Security Risks Found in Sensors for Heart Devices, Consumer Electronics
The type of sensors that
pick up the rhythm of a
beating heart in implanted
cardiac defibrillators and
pacemakers are vulnerable to
... > full story

Engineers Monitor Heart Health Using Paper-Thin Flexible 'Skin'
Engineers combine layers of
flexible materials into
pressure sensors to create a
wearable heart monitor
thinner than a dollar bill.
... > full story
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Clinical Support for Patient Self-Management Is Rhetoric Rather Than Reality, Experts Say
May 17, 2013 The processes to allow people to self-manage their own illness are not being used appropriately by health professionals to the benefit of their patients, new research suggests. Self-management ... > full story -
New Insights Into How Materials Transfer Heat Could Lead to Improved Electronics
May 16, 2013 Researchers have published new insights into how materials transfer heat, which could lead eventually to smaller, more powerful electronic ... > full story -
New Record in Wireless Data Transmission
May 16, 2013 Researchers have achieved the wireless transmission of 40 Gbit/s at 240 GHz over a distance of one kilometer. Researchers say that their most recent demonstration sets a new world record and ties in ... > full story -
Catching Graphene Butterflies: Dramatically Changing Electronic Properties of World's Thinnest Material
May 15, 2013 A large international team of researchers has shown that when graphene placed on top of insulating boron nitride, or 'white graphene', the electronic properties of graphene change dramatically ... > full story -
Making Frequency-Hopping Radios Practical
May 15, 2013 New hardware could lead to wireless devices that identify and exploit unused transmission frequencies, using radio spectrum much more ... > full story -
New Research Shows What Raises and Lowers Blood Pressure: Cell Phones, Salt and Saying Om
May 15, 2013 Considered the "silent killer," high blood pressure affects approximately one billion people worldwide, including one in three adults in the United ... > full story -
Entrepreneur Giving Space Shuttle Truss New Uses
May 14, 2013 A truss design devised to help workers process space shuttles continues to find new uses as a space shuttle engineer-turned-entrepreneur adapts it to everything from a solar-powered electric ... > full story -
IT Industry Ignores Silver Surfers at Its Peril: Design for Seniors to Tap Market, Industry Urged
May 14, 2013 Hardware and software vendors are foolish to ignore the needs of the growing population of older computer and information technology users, the so-called "silver surfers." US researchers offer ... > full story -
Terahertz Technology: Seeing More With Less
May 13, 2013 Single-chip integration of the components needed for sending and receiving terahertz radiation should help applications in imaging and ... > full story -
Micromachining: Inclinations Sounded out
May 13, 2013 A novel type of tilt sensor may extend the capabilities of ultrasonic devices already used in a range of ... > full story
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