Category: Technology
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The Thermal Fingerprint Developer
Currently, visualizing fingerprints is a time consuming, inefficient process, which uses dyes and chemicals to stain them or make them fluorescent. Two UTS students have recently developed the Thermal Fingerprint Developer, which uses heat to develop fingerprints in mere seconds. Dr. Michael Manion of UniQuest explained that “the technology has the potential to be used…
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New Glass-Marking Laser Developed
A new laser technology has been developed by the Belgian company Trackinside; one that can inscribe glass without heating, cracking or leaving any unwanted marks. Jean Michel Mestrez, Managing Director of the company, stated that it is “the only technology that can mark glass without damaging it.” The device was originally created for etching the…
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Texting Your Emergency Will Soon Become Reality
Taking the next logical step in emergency reporting and crime prevention, the Federal Communications Commission is considering allowing citizens to report crimes using text messages from their mobile phone devices. The FCC is modernizing the emergency 911 service by permitting both SMS and streaming video reporting to emergency 911 centers. The use of the emergency…
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New Stem Cell Therapy Trial Approved
Another human embryotic stem cell therapy has been approved for clinical trials. Advanced Cell Technology Inc. announced that the Food and Drug Administration has approved the Phase I/II trial of retinal cells for Stargardt’s Macular Dystrophy patients. This condition is a childhood form of macular degeneration. The disease causes gradual, painless loss of sight. Dr.…
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Wrap Around Camera
A team at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology has produced a camera that can capture images from around corners. No mirrors are involved. The new technology uses highly intense, quick bursts of laser light, which hit objects that are out of sight. This process is repeated dozens of times in a very short amount of…