News tagged with testing device

Handheld device for doing blood tests moves closer to medical use

Scientists are reporting a key advance in efforts to develop a handheld device that could revolutionize the complete blood cell count (CBC), one of the most frequently performed blood tests used to diagnose ...

Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry

created Feb 01, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

New biosensor is based on a nanowire crystal array

(PhysOrg.com) -- A quick, inexpensive and highly sensitive test that identifies disease markers or other molecules in low-concentration solutions could be the result of a Cornell-developed nanomechanical biosensor, ...

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

created Dec 09, 2011 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

RIM tests new server for its BlackBerry, and competitors

Canadian manufacturer Research In Motion unveiled on Tuesday a new server for its BlackBerry smartphone that also supports competitors' smartphones and tablets.

Technology / Business

created Nov 29, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 2

Toshiba develops circuit techniques for embedded SRAM operating at 0.5V-1.0V

Toshiba Corporation today announced it has developed circuit techniques for embedded SRAM that operate in a wide supply voltage range, from 0.5V to 1.0V, that effectively contribute to lower power consumption by electronic ...

Technology / Semiconductors

created Nov 16, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Sinofsky starts Windows 8 blog, says beta coming soon

Microsoft is rolling out the digital red carpet for the full Windows 8 unveiling next month the company's developer conference.

Technology / Software

created Aug 18, 2011 | popularity 1.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Tests show wireless network could harm GPS systems

Test results filed with federal regulators Thursday show that a proposed high-speed wireless broadband network being planned by a Virginia company called LightSquared could interfere with GPS systems used for everything from aviation to high-precision ti ...

Technology / Telecom

created Jun 30, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

LightSquared gets extension for GPS test results

Federal regulators have granted a Virginia company called LightSquared a two-week extension to report on recent tests that aimed to determine whether its proposed high-speed wireless broadband network would cripple GPS systems ...

Technology / Telecom

created Jun 16, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Non-invasive wireless near-infrared device provides reliable diagnosis of bladder dysfunction

(Medical Xpress) -- A cell phone-sized, wireless near-infrared device is as reliable as the current "gold standard" invasive tests in determining bladder disease, according to a study by researchers at the ...

Medicine & Health / Research

created May 31, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Chiropractic manipulation results in little or no risk of chest injury

Dynamic chest compression occurs during spinal manipulation. While dynamic chest compression has been well studied in events such as motor vehicle collisions, chest compression forces have not been studied during chiropractic ...

Medicine & Health / Other

created May 13, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

NIST testing device may help to 'seal the deal' for building owners

Just as a chain is as strong as its weakest link, a building is as secure against the environment as its most degraded joint sealants, about 50 percent of which fail in less than 10 years after installation.

Technology / Engineering

created Mar 16, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

New lab-on-chip advance uses low-cost, disposable paper strips

(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers have invented a technique that uses inexpensive paper to make "microfluidic" devices for rapid medical diagnostics and chemical analysis.

Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry

created Jan 25, 2011 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (6) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Children with autism show slower pupil responses, study finds

Autism affects 1 in 150 children today, making it more common than childhood cancer, juvenile diabetes and pediatric AIDS combined. Despite its widespread effect, autism is not well understood and there are ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Nov 10, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

GTRI is developing protocols for testing effects of RFID systems on medical devices

Radio frequency identification (RFID) systems are widely used for applications that include inventory management, package tracking, toll collection, passport identification and airport luggage security. More ...

Technology / Engineering

created Oct 06, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Comcast to stream HBO, Cinemax online in trial

(AP) -- And you thought the HBO hit TV series "Entourage" would never be streamed over the Internet - at least legally.

Technology / Telecom

created Jul 13, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0