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Albert Hofmann, LSD Drug Discoverer bids Goodbye to the World

May 1st, 2008 | Related entries: Science

Albert Hofmann who is very popularly known as the father of the mind-altering drug LSD passed away on Tuesday. He was 102 and passed away due to a heart attack at his home in Burg im Leimental, Switzerland.
The LSD Drug was believed to have therapeutic capabilities for patients who required psychiatric treatment. Its only […]

HP discovers Memristor, Fourth Passive Circuit Element

May 1st, 2008 | Related entries: Science

HP has announced that researchers at HP Labs have developed Memristor, the fourth fundamental circuit element in electrical engineering. Memristor features resistor, capacitor and inductor. Further it also has properties that could not be reproduced by any combination of the other three elements.
HP claims that with the help of the Memristor, a computer system […]

Xerox showcases Reusable Printing Paper

April 30th, 2008 | Related entries: Science

Palo Alto Research Center (PARC) in Silicon Valley is considered to be a centre of emerging technologies. Keeping to this distinction, PARC has introduced a copy paper that is not only reusable but also doesn’t consume any ink or toner to print words. This research was funded by Xerox.
This innovative paper can be reused […]

Da Vinci Robot makes Bypass Surgery Simple, Safe and Easier

April 29th, 2008 | Related entries: Science

Gadgets deliver comfort and convenience to our lives, now here’s one more gadget or a so-called robot that will be able to perform a Bypass Surgery quicker and involve fewer complications. The Da Vinci robot ensures a faster recovery and a shorter hospital stay for the patient.
Researchers say that the Da Vinci robot is […]

Brain Pacemaker also Soothes Depression

April 26th, 2008 | Related entries: Science

The Medical device that is used to treat epilepsy, Parkinson’s disease, essential tremor and dystonia will be able to ease issues pertaining to depression and obsessive-compulsive disorder. A large and long study has led to a conclusion that the Brain Pacemaker treats the depression related issues effectively.
Dr. Ali Rezai, head of neurosurgery at the […]

FDA steps in to check on Lasik complaints

April 26th, 2008 | Related entries: Science

There has been a constant debate on the safety and aftermath effects of Lasik surgery. It’s been quite a while since Lasik surgery has come to correct the woes related to the eye and to get rid of spectacles.
There are some who have reciprocated very well to the surgery and there are a few […]

Microphone that listens to the Urinary System

April 25th, 2008 | Related entries: Science

Nowadays most of the elderly men suffer from ‘Benign Prostatic Enlargement’ (BPE) and it most often compresses the urethra resulting in voiding symptoms. Tim Idzenga, a Dutch researcher has come up with a new invention which is a microphone that measures the resistance of the urethra using sound.
The latest invention will monitor the urinary […]

Implantable Dorsal Column Stimulator Ends the Story of Backache and Leg Pain

April 23rd, 2008 | Related entries: Science

Now wave a goodbye to chronic back-pain and leg-pain with the new medical science invention. Two pain management specialists have come up with an innovative technique that does not involve intake of drugs.
The unique technique involves two steps which involve an implanted electronic device called a dorsal column (spinal cord) stimulator and the other […]

Breath Monitoring Device to check for medication adherence in HIV/AIDS patients

April 22nd, 2008 | Related entries: Science

Here’s a new device which checks the breath of a person and finds out about the medication adherence in patients with HIV/AIDS.
Scientists at the University of Florida and Xhale Inc. have invented a special breath-monitoring device that keeps a check on the medication schedule of HIV/AIDS patients. The inventors test this device with the […]

Transistor of One Atom Thick and Ten Atoms Across developed

April 21st, 2008 | Related entries: Science

Scientists at University of Manchester have developed the world’s smallest transistor. The new transistor is as small as one atom thick and ten atoms across.
The tiny transistor is made from a new material called grapheme. The graphene is the first known material which is one-atom-thick that can be viewed as a plane of atoms […]

 
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