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FDA approves new type of latex glove
Apr 23, 2008 |
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration Wednesday announced approval of the first glove made from a new form of natural rubber latex, guayule latex.
Helping hands
Dec 15, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- In capstone project, mechanical engineering students apply innovative and collaborative skills to create a rehab glove that stroke patients can use at home
Surgical Instrument Size Studied
Jul 25, 2008 |
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The concept of one size fits all works with many things—smocks, baseball caps and inner tubes. But not disposable laparoscopic surgical instruments.
Perforated surgical gloves associated with surgical site infection risk
Jun 15, 2009 |
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Surgical gloves that develop holes or leaks during a procedure appear to increase the risk of infection at the surgical site among patients who are not given antibiotics beforehand, according to a report in the June issue ...
Researchers Design Band-Aid-Size Tactile Display
Jun 06, 2008 |
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Currently, we get most of our information from computers through visual and audio features. But as researchers from Korea point out, the most widespread sense on the human body is touch. While some tactile ...
Haptics: just reach out and touch, virtually
Jan 25, 2008 |
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European researchers have pioneered a breakthrough interface that allows people to touch, stretch and pull virtual fabrics that feel like the real thing. The new multi-modal software linked to tactile hardware ...
Synthetic molecules emulate enzyme behavior for the first time
Jul 02, 2008 |
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When chemists want to produce a lot of a substance -- such as a newly designed drug -- they often turn to catalysts, molecules that speed chemical reactions. Many jobs require highly specialized catalysts, and finding one ...
Sexual health promotion is low among people with serious mental illnesses, despite higher risk
Feb 12, 2009 |
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Policy makers and mental health services need to take urgent action to ensure that people with serious mental illnesses receive greater guidance about sexual health, including the risk of HIV, especially if they suffer from ...
iPoint 3D - Using fingers as a remote control
Feb 19, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The 'iPoint 3D' allows people to communicate with a 3-D display through simple gestures - without touching it and without 3-D glasses or a data glove. What until now has only been seen in ...
Year-old Storm virus still infecting PCs
Nov 20, 2007 |
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Anti-spam experts in the United States predicted the year-old, constantly mutating Storm virus could send up to 500 million messages during the holiday season.
GPS System Could Start Failing by Next Year
May 20, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A federal watchdog agency has warned the U.S. Congress that the GPS system could start failing in 2010 and beyond. Due to delays in launching replacement satellites and other circumstances, ...
Laying microscale tiles
Mar 23, 2007 |
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Craftsmen tile walls or floors by hand; but how can you get an ordered monolayer onto a substrate when the "tiles" are microscopically small instead of big and easy to handle? Previously, self-assembly processes have been ...
Students develop cane with e-tags to guide blind
Aug 03, 2009 |
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(AP) -- A cane equipped with the technology that retailers use to tag merchandise could help blind people avoid obstacles.
Online courses boost infection control skills that could prove vital in a pandemic
Jul 10, 2008 |
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Online courses are helping staff to develop the skills they need to tackle hospital-acquired infections, such as MRSA and C.difficile, and this expertise could also prove vital in a pandemic, according to a study published in the ...
Virtual reality puts telepathy to the test
Jul 17, 2006 |
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Scientists at The University of Manchester have created a virtual computer world designed to test telepathic ability. The system, which immerses an individual in what looks like a life-size computer game, has been created ...
