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New nanotechnology tagging system to help solve gun crime

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created Aug 01, 2008 | popularity 3.6 / 5 (24) | comments 7

Criminals who use firearms may find it much harder to evade justice in future, thanks to an ingenious new bullet tagging technology developed in the UK.


Nanosphere's Disposable Cartridge

Gene Testing In the Doctors Office

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

created Dec 02, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- A portable instrument manufactured by Nanosphere Inc. and recently approved by the FDA, can detect genetic variations in blood that alter the effectiveness of some drugs.


Toshiba launches portable fuel-cell for mobiles

Toshiba launches portable fuel-cell for mobiles

Technology / Energy

created Oct 22, 2009 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (5) | comments 4

(PhysOrg.com) -- For people fed up with their mobile telephone or iPod batteries running out, Japan's Toshiba Corp. announced Thursday the launch of a portable fuel-cell that can power up digital gadgets on ...


DNA detector

Rapid DNA Detection Quickly Diagnoses Infections

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

created Oct 05, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- A new portable device can detect bacteria and help prevent the spread of infectious diseases. This new tool takes from 15 minutes to 2 hours to diagnose a patient for infectious diseases and ...


Black-and-white printing goes green with soy toner

Technology / Other

created Apr 22, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

(AP) -- Every time you print out a page on a laser printer you're using toner made from petroleum-based products. Now there's a greener choice that shows promise: a toner product derived from soybean oil.


Update: HP Overhauls Printer Cartridge System

Electronics / Hardware

created Apr 25, 2007 | popularity 4.1 / 5 (8) | comments 0

Hewlett-Packard said on Tuesday it will be gradually changing the way the company delivers its inkjet cartridges by instituting three new color-coded categories and a lowered, two-tiered pricing scheme for its inkjet printer ...


Fingerprint analysis technique could be used to identify bombmakers

Chemistry /

created Aug 26, 2008 | popularity 4 / 5 (3) | comments 0

University of Leicester experts have held discussions with military personnel in Afghanistan following the discovery of new technology to identify fingerprints on metal.


HydroPak

HydroPak Fuel Cell Could Replace Generators, Batteries

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Jan 04, 2008 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (78) | comments 2

The HydroPak fuel cell is a portable power generator that can provide up to 14 hours of power with a single disposable cartridge. The $20 cartridges are water-activated, and have a shelf life of several years.


The filter is designed to be used in rural households

India's Tata launches low-cost water filter for rural poor

Technology / Engineering

created Dec 07, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (4) | comments 1

India's giant Tata Group on Monday unveiled a new low-cost water purifier, hoping to do for health what it did for motoring and provide affordable, safe drinking water for millions and cut disease.


Firearms Microstamping Feasible but Variable, Study Finds

Other Sciences / Other

created May 13, 2008 | popularity 2.7 / 5 (3) | comments 7

New technology to link cartridge cases to guns by engraving microscopic codes on the firing pin is feasible, but did not work equally well for all guns and ammunition tested in a pilot study by researchers from the forensic ...


Singapore scientists license lab-in-a-cartridge

Chemistry /

created Feb 02, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Rapid, easy and affordable tests for cancer and avian flu and other infectious diseases move a step closer to patients as DYAMED Biotech Pte Ltd licenses a unique all-in-one automated diagnostic system called MicroKit from ...


Learning How Materials Work in Space to Make Them Better on Earth

Learning How Materials Work in Space to Make Them Better on Earth

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Sep 17, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

What's about the size of a large refrigerator, weighs a ton and may help pave the way for new and improved metals or glasses here on Earth? It's the Materials Science Research Rack -- a new laboratory on board ...


Microstamping Guns Feasible but Flawed, Study Finds

Other Sciences / Other

created May 03, 2007 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (5) | comments 1

New technology to link cartridge cases to guns by engraving microscopic codes on the firing pin is feasible, but does not work well for all guns and ammunition tested in a pilot study by researchers from the forensic science ...


New Fingerprint Breakthrough by Forensic Scientists

Chemistry /

created Jun 02, 2008 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (50) | comments 0

Forensic scientists at the University of Leicester, working with Northamptonshire Police, have announced a major breakthrough in crime detection which could lead to hundreds of cold cases being reopened.


Cooling system could aid emergency personnel in high-heat heat conditions

Other Sciences /

created Jan 26, 2005 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory are working on an insulation system that firefighters and other emergency personnel can wear to provide cool insulation when they are working in very ...