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Thursday, July 31, 2014

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Nano-Sized Chip Picks Up Scent of Explosives Molecules Better Than Dog's Nose

July 23, 2014 — A groundbreaking nanotechnology-inspired sensor picks up the scent of explosives molecules better than a detection dog's nose. The device is mobile, inexpensive, and highly accurate, detecting ... full story

Detectors; Security and Defense; Nanotechnology; Wearable Technology

Physicists Detect Process Even Rarer Than the Long-Sought Higgs Particle

July 15, 2014 — Scientists running the ATLAS experiment at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), the world's largest and most powerful "atom smasher," report the first evidence of a process that can be used to test the ... full story

Physics; Quantum Physics; Biometric; Nuclear Energy

Forging New Ground in Oil Forensics: Deepwater Horizon Oil on Shore Even Years Later, After Most Has Degraded

June 12, 2014 — Years after the 2010 Deepwater Horizon Oil spill, oil continues to wash ashore as oil-soaked 'sand patties,' persists in salt marshes abutting the Gulf of Mexico, and questions remain about how much ... full story

Oil Spills; Environmental Issues; Environmental Policies; Pollution

Buy Lunch, Pay With Your Hand: Vein Scanning Technique

June 12, 2014 — Paying for a coffee or lunch by simply scanning your palm still sounds like science fiction to most of us. However, an engineering student in Sweden has made it happen -- making his the first known ... full story

Biometric; Engineering; Technology; Materials Science

New Biometric Watches Use Light to Non-Invasively Monitor Glucose, Dehydration, Pulse

June 10, 2014 — Two new wearable devices have been developed that use scattered light to monitor biometrics: one tracks glucose and dehydration, and the other monitors pulse. The glucose sensor is the first wearable ... full story

Optics; Wearable Technology; Medical Devices; Biometric

Breakthrough Technology Uncovers Fingerprints on ATM Bills and Receipts

May 28, 2014 — New technology could help in the fight against theft and fraud – by identifying fingerprints on old receipts and ATM bills previously hidden from view. The technology uses a specially tailored UV ... full story

Forensic Research; Biometric; Chemistry; Inorganic Chemistry

Inspecting Letters With Terahertz Waves

May 22, 2014 — Is it a harmless parcel or a bomb, an innocent letter or a drug shipment? A new terahertz scanner is capable of detecting illicit drugs and explosives sent by post without having to open suspicious ... full story

Detectors; Biometric; Security and Defense; Weapons Technology

Retinal Scanner That Fits in a Purse

May 21, 2014 — A person can be identified unambiguously based on his or her retina. Researchers are working to make it possible for anyone to use this technology. With the prototype of a compact, portable retinal ... full story

Biometric; Optics; Technology; Electronics

A Lab in Your Pocket: Using CAD to Load Dozens of Tests on a Lab-on-a-Chip

May 7, 2014 — Labs-on-a-chip hold huge promise for reducing the cost of medical diagnostics while expanding access to health care. Now scientists have developed software that would make them even more powerful: by ... full story

Microarrays; Mobile Computing; Biometric; Computer Science

Clamping Down on Cancer-Causing Mutations

May 6, 2014 — Molecular “clamps” have been built out of DNA that offer a powerful new tool for identifying individuals with an increased risk of cancer, an international team of researchers report. The clamp ... full story

Genes; Biochemistry Research; Human Biology; Biotechnology

Featured Videos

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Health Becomes a Big Focus at the NY Consumer Electronics Show

TheStreet (June 26, 2014) — Technology is being applied to a wide variety of health applications for consumer devices. At the New York consumer electronics show, several companies had unique ways to measure health (good) or measure bacteria (bad) or just improve classic products. Like the The ISSA toothbrush which is made of silicone bristles and is more hygienic with a chargeable battery. TheStreet also checked out the Hexoskin, which is a workout garment that tracks body metrics. Worried about the safety of your food? There is the Penguin from BioSensor Laboratories, a mini lab that tells you if it's safe. Video provided by TheStreet

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Vein Scanning The Handy Way to Pay

Reuters - Business Video Online (June 12, 2014) — A new biometric system of payment where shoppers pay for goods with a scan of the veins in their hand, has been launched in Sweden. The Quixter biometric device is being used at bars and restaurants on the campus of Lund University where it's proving to be a popular alternative to cash and credit cards. Jim Drury went to see Quixter in action. Video provided by Reuters

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German Researchers Crack Samsung's Fingerprint Scanner

Newsy (Apr. 16, 2014) — German researchers have used a fake fingerprint made from glue to bypass the fingerprint security system on Samsung's new Galaxy S5 smartphone. Video provided by Newsy

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Forensic Analysis Underway on MH370's Last Words

AP (Apr. 1, 2014) — A forensic examination is underway on the final conversation between ground control and Flight MH370. Meanwhile, officials cautioned the search could take a long time." (April 1) Video provided by AP

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last updated on 2014-07-31 at 2:00 pm EDT

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Detectors;
Security and Defense;
Nanotechnology;
Wearable Technology

Nano-Sized Chip Picks Up Scent of Explosives Molecules Better Than Dog's Nose

July 23, 2014 — A groundbreaking nanotechnology-inspired sensor picks up the scent of explosives molecules better than a detection dog's nose. The device is mobile, inexpensive, and highly accurate, detecting ... full story
Physics;
Quantum Physics;
Biometric;
Nuclear Energy

Physicists Detect Process Even Rarer Than the Long-Sought Higgs Particle

July 15, 2014 — Scientists running the ATLAS experiment at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), the world's largest and most powerful "atom smasher," report the first evidence of a process that can be ... full story
Virology;
Viruses;
Microarrays;
Infectious Diseases

Chip Developed for Rapid Detection of Dengue Fever

July 5, 2014 — A chip (also known as cDNA microarray) has been developed that allows detection of the RNA strand of the dengue fever virus. The genetic information contained in this scientific tool pinpoints the ... full story
Oil Spills;
Environmental Issues;
Environmental Policies;
Pollution

Forging New Ground in Oil Forensics: Deepwater Horizon Oil on Shore Even Years Later, After Most Has Degraded

June 12, 2014 — Years after the 2010 Deepwater Horizon Oil spill, oil continues to wash ashore as oil-soaked 'sand patties,' persists in salt marshes abutting the Gulf of Mexico, and questions remain about ... full story
Biometric;
Engineering;
Technology;
Materials Science

Buy Lunch, Pay With Your Hand: Vein Scanning Technique

June 12, 2014 — Paying for a coffee or lunch by simply scanning your palm still sounds like science fiction to most of us. However, an engineering student in Sweden has made it happen -- making his the first known ... full story
Optics;
Wearable Technology;
Medical Devices;
Biometric

New Biometric Watches Use Light to Non-Invasively Monitor Glucose, Dehydration, Pulse

June 10, 2014 — Two new wearable devices have been developed that use scattered light to monitor biometrics: one tracks glucose and dehydration, and the other monitors pulse. The glucose sensor is the first wearable ... full story
Forensic Research;
Biometric;
Chemistry;
Inorganic Chemistry

Breakthrough Technology Uncovers Fingerprints on ATM Bills and Receipts

May 28, 2014 — New technology could help in the fight against theft and fraud – by identifying fingerprints on old receipts and ATM bills previously hidden from view. The technology uses a specially tailored UV ... full story
Detectors;
Biometric;
Security and Defense;
Weapons Technology

Inspecting Letters With Terahertz Waves

May 22, 2014 — Is it a harmless parcel or a bomb, an innocent letter or a drug shipment? A new terahertz scanner is capable of detecting illicit drugs and explosives sent by post without having to open suspicious ... full story
Biometric;
Optics;
Technology;
Electronics

Retinal Scanner That Fits in a Purse

May 21, 2014 — A person can be identified unambiguously based on his or her retina. Researchers are working to make it possible for anyone to use this technology. With the prototype of a compact, portable retinal ... full story
Microarrays;
Mobile Computing;
Biometric;
Computer Science

A Lab in Your Pocket: Using CAD to Load Dozens of Tests on a Lab-on-a-Chip

May 7, 2014 — Labs-on-a-chip hold huge promise for reducing the cost of medical diagnostics while expanding access to health care. Now scientists have developed software that would make them even more powerful: by ... full story
Genes;
Biochemistry Research;
Human Biology;
Biotechnology

Clamping Down on Cancer-Causing Mutations

May 6, 2014 — Molecular “clamps” have been built out of DNA that offer a powerful new tool for identifying individuals with an increased risk of cancer, an international team of researchers report. The clamp ... full story
Microarrays;
Chemistry;
Inorganic Chemistry;
Biometric

New Lab-on-a-Chip Device Overcomes Miniaturization Problems

Apr. 30, 2014 — Chemists have invented a new type of tiny lab-on-a-chip device that could have a diverse range of applications, including to detect toxic gases, fabricate integrated circuits and screen biological ... full story
Biometric;
Mobile Computing;
Information Technology;
Hacking

Smartphone Sensors Leave Trackable Fingerprints

Apr. 28, 2014 — Research has demonstrated that smartphone sensors -- not just the ones meant to track your location -- can leave real-time fingerprints unique to each individual ... full story
Mobile Computing;
Biometric;
Artificial Intelligence;
Technology

Personal Touch Signature Makes Mobile Devices More Secure

Apr. 7, 2014 — Researchers have developed a new security system that continuously monitors how a user taps and swipes a mobile device. If the movements don’t match the owner’s tendencies, the system recognizes ... full story
Mobile Computing;
Telecommunications;
Quantum Computers;
Quantum Computing

Quantum Cryptography for Mobile Phones

Apr. 3, 2014 — An ultra-high security scheme that could one day get quantum cryptography using Quantum Key Distribution into mobile devices has been developed and demonstrated. Secure mobile communications underpin ... full story
Information Technology;
Artificial Intelligence;
Computers and Internet;
Microarrays

Information Processing Demonstrated Using a Light-Based Chip Inspired by Our Brain

Mar. 28, 2014 — Researchers report on a novel paradigm to do optical information processing on a chip, using techniques inspired by the way our brain works. Neural networks have been employed in the past to solve ... full story
Genes;
Human Biology;
Organic Chemistry;
Biometric

DNA Can Be Damaged by Very Low-Energy Radiation

Mar. 14, 2014 — That energetic particles damage DNA is not surprising. It is now appears that very low-energy OH radicals also damage DNA, with a propensity that depends on how vigorously OH rotates: rotationally ... full story
Organic Chemistry;
Biochemistry Research;
Biotechnology;
Biometric

Click Chemistry Could Provide Total Chemical DNA Synthesis, Study Shows

Feb. 7, 2014 — An interdisciplinary study has shown for the first time that 'click chemistry' can be used to assemble DNA that is functional in human cells, which paves the way for a purely chemical ... full story
Ancient DNA;
Fossils;
Biochemistry Research;
Early Humans

New Method Rescues DNA from Contaminated Neandertal Bones

Jan. 27, 2014 — Retrieval of ancient DNA molecules is usually performed with special precautions to prevent DNA from researchers or the environment to get mixed in with the DNA from the fossil. However, many ancient ... full story
Detectors;
Biometric;
Organic Chemistry;
Chemistry

Turkeys Inspire Smartphone-Capable Early Warning System for Toxins

Jan. 21, 2014 — Bioengineers looked to turkeys for inspiration when developing a new type of biosensor that changes color when exposed to chemical vapors. They mimicked the way turkey skin changes color to create ... full story