Tech News: Page 18

New Health Breakthrough Could Increase Longevity (September 15, 2006): Will we someday say that life begins at 100? That's an age most people still don't live to see but a Reuters article says some experts believe new health advances like stem cells, nanotechnology and genetic engineering could change everything.

Map Shows Bay Area is Hub for Biotech Firms (August 28, 2006): This Biotech Bay Map from BioSpace shows how big the biopharmaceutical industry is in the Bay Area.

Study Finds Cell Phones Dirtier Than Toilet Seats (August 21, 2006): ABC reports on a shocking new study has found that cell phones are dirtier than toilet seats.

Shock Therapy at Boot Camp (August 10, 2006): Discover reports that a new technology from VirTra could make boot camp both more effective and more painful for those entering the military.

Wristwatch Helps With Supervision of Elderly Patients (August 4, 2006): A company named Exmocare has launched a web-based bluetooth-enabled biosensor wristwatch service.

Robot Dogs Learn to Share Knowledge (July 10, 2006): Sony is developing algorithms that help robots learn to work together to solve problems.

Smart Pill Reports on Digestive System (July 5, 2006): A company called SmartPill Corporation has created a pill that records and transmits diagnostic information about the digestive system after being swallowed by a patient.

Invisibility Cloak Soon to be a Reality (May 29, 2006): An MSNBC.

Human Bladders Grown in the Lab (April 6, 2006): The BBC reports that human bladders have been grown in the lab using cells from the patients.

Tiny New Robot Operates Inside You (January 30, 2006): Would you like a robot to help out with those hard to reach places during surgery? New Scientist reports on a tiny 15 millimetre surgical robot that is already being tested on pigs.

Tiny Pill Helps Monitor Temperature (January 13, 2006): IEEE Spectrum Online reports that a radio pill originally created to help measure the temperature of NASA astronauts will now be applied on the football field to monitor player's temperatures.

iPod Owners Warned About iPod Finger (December 12, 2005): The British Chiropractic Association (BCA) has warned consumers about a repetitive strain injury (RSI) that could afflict users of iPods and other MP3 players.

Organ Printing May Replace Transplants (December 1, 2005): The Deseret News has an article about bio-paper which may a step in the process needed for organ printing.

Powdermed Looks to Improve the Needle and Syringe (November 15, 2005): Powdermed has developed a product, called PMED, which they say is easier to use than a needle and syringe.

Frequent Gadget Users Might Get BlackBerry Thumb (November 6, 2005): A lot of people have heard of gamers thumb but a new thumb-related problem is increasing in frequency.

Spray-on Skin Cell Treatment Could Help Burn Victims (September 26, 2005): The BBC reports on a new procedure that might be a more effective treatment for burn victims.

E-noses Sniff for Bacteria (September 25, 2005): Scientists are working on e-noses that can decipher a particular smell pattern to determine if a deadly bacteria is present.

Nanotubes to Heal Broken Bones? (September 8, 2005): Wired reports that researchers at the University of California at Riverside believe that they may be able to find a better way to heal bones using carbon nanotubes.

Synthetic Biologists Make Life From Scratch (August 22, 2005): Synthetic biologists combine genetic molecules to create an organism.

Scientists Hope to Kill Cancer Cells With Nanotubes (August 6, 2005): The Mercury News reports on a promising area of nanotechnology that could help fight cancer.

Magazines of the Future (August 1, 2005): Magazine Publishers of America has an interesting advertisement that offers a look at what magazine covers from some of the most popular magazines might look like.

NFL Teams Using Digital Pill to Prevent Heat Stroke (July 28, 2005): Sports teams are using a new radio pill, called the CorTemp Temperature Pill, that can monitor a players real-time core body temperature and report back the results to a PDA.

What Science Doesn't Know Yet (July 3, 2005): Science Magazine and its online companion sites have an interesting new feature to celebrate the journal's 125th anniversary.

Scientists Create Robots That Self-replicate (May 16, 2005): A group of scientists at the Cornell Computational Synthesis Lab have invented a way for robots to self-replicate.

Machine Sees What You See (April 25, 2005): New Scientist reports that a new machine can read people's mind to a certain extent.