Masimo’s Disposable Acoustic Respiration

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European regulators have given Masimo CE mark approval for its RAS-45, a single-use acoustic respiration sensor intended for use with the company's rainbow Acoustic Monitoring of respiration rate. The adhesive sensor, which comes with an integrated acoustic transducer and is designed to be stuck on the neck, can be used for patients weighing over 22 pounds. Masimo is an American Irvine, California-based manufacturer of noninvasive patient monitoring technologies. The company is best known for...
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Carbon Nanotube-Based Sensor Detects Toxins With a Mobile Phone

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Researchers have developed a chemical sensing material consisting of a group of carbon nanotubes individually wrapped with supramolecular polymers that can be used with a mobile phone to detect toxins. Chemical sensors offer opportunities for improving personal security, safety, and health. To enable broad adoption of chemical sensors requires performance and cost advantages that are best realized from innovations in the design of the sensing (transduction) materials. Ideal materials a...
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NASA’s Research On NanoRacks-Slime Mold

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Slime molds form when individual cells swarm together and self-assemble into a blob, essentially a giant single cell containing thousands of nuclei. These unusual cells, which have already been found on the International Space Station, respond to external forces and stimuli by moving and changing their shapes. NanoRacks-Slime Mold Organization (NanoRacks-Slime Mold) treats slime molds with a series of stimuli while in microgravity, monitoring their responses and comparing them to slime molds on ...
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MIT team builds innovative solutions using 3D printer

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Now researchers in MIT’s Media Lab have found a way to bypass a major design step in 3-D printing, to quickly and efficiently model and print thousands of hair-like structures. Instead of using conventional computer-aided design (CAD) software to draw thousands of individual hairs on a computer — a step that would take hours to compute — the team built a new software platform, called “Cilllia,” that lets users define the angle, thickness, density, and height of thousands of hairs, in just a few ...
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SONON is world’s first wireless portable ultrasound equipment.

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SONON is world's first wireless portable ultrasound equipment. It supports iOS and Android mobile phone or tablet. It seems like you can do anything with your smartphone these days. How about using it as a portable ultrasound scanner? South Korean start-up Healcerion wants to make that a reality with Sonon, a portable ultrasound system that runs on Android or iOS mobile devices. Currently targeted for ob/gyn applications, the Sonon linear probe wirelessly sends image data to an app running...
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The MUZO Cobblestone is a Wi-Fi audio receiver that is able to play high fidelity, lossless music in your home through your powered speakers.

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MUZO Cobblestone is a Wi-Fi Audio Receiver that makes your speakers wireless. Now you can control music play to your speakers without having to connect your audio cable to your speakers. Cobblestone is easy to set-up. Just connect your Cobblestone to your speaker, amplifier or receiver, and configure your Cobblestone to your home Wi-Fi network with our MUZO Player app and start streaming your favorite music. It’s as easy as that. AirPlay multi-room is supported for Cobblestones and not ye...
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University of California – New Injectable Hydrogel Encourages Regeneration and Improves Functionality After a Heart Attack

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University of California, San Diego bioengineers have demonstrated in a study in pigs that a new injectable hydrogel can repair damage from heart attacks, help the heart grow new tissue and blood vessels, and get the heart moving closer to how a healthy heart should. The results of the study were published Feb. 20 in Science Translational Medicine and clear the way for clinical trials to begin this year in Europe. The gel is injected through a catheter without requiring surgery or general anesth...
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Harvard University – The first autonomous, entirely soft robot

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A team of Harvard University researchers with expertise in 3D printing, mechanical engineering, and microfluidics has demonstrated the first autonomous, untethered, entirely soft robot. This small, 3D-printed robot — nicknamed the octobot — could pave the way for a new generation of completely soft, autonomous machines. In this video, see the octobot in action. It is the first entirely soft, autonomous robot, made by a combination of embedded 3D printing, modeling, and soft lithography. Credit:...
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UCLA scientists jump-start a man’s brain after coma

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At the University of California, Los Angeles clinical researchers have successfully used focused ultrasound to “jump-start” the brain of a man coming out of a coma. The 25-year-old patient was barely conscious once he woke up from the coma, but soon after the initiation of treatment his condition improved measurably. A 25-year-old man recovering from a coma has made remarkable progress following a treatment at UCLA to jump-start his brain using ultrasound. The technique uses sonic stimulation...
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SolarSinster 3dPrints Using Solar Energy and Sand

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So far, Innovation Essence has featured 3d printed prosthetics, 3d printing pens, and 3d printers that print a house, and even food printing. However, another 3d printing product is also extremely innovative, as all of the former were limited in how much they could print by the amount of filament used. The SolarSinster prints glass, is entirely solarpowered, and runs off of natural resources. All it needs is the sun to be out and sand and it can function, making it ideal for a desert. Factories ...
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3D Printing Pen that Uses Soap Suds

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Awamoko 3D Foam Pen, the latest from Shine, one of the most innovative toy-makers in Japan. With the Awamoko 3D Foam Pen, you get two plastic foam bases on which you can build your creations, as well as a spatula to help you shape the bubbles, several decoration items (eyes, ears, noses, and more), plus three different heads for the pen that will allow you to make different shapes like smiley faces or stars. With all these, the creative possibilities are endless! New 3D printing foam pen t...
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Wireless charging systems

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WiTricity Corporation developed highly resonant wireless power transfer, and is the foundational technology for wireless electricity via magnetic resonance. As a licensing and technology transfer company, WiTricity Corporation works with OEMs to design and develop innovative products that incorporate WiTricity technology.  In addition, we have created a number of reference designs that provide a fast-path route to introducing new products and systems based on these designs. WiTricity conti...
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DISCOVER THE WORLD THROUGH FOOD – ‘Try the World’ food subscription box

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'Try the World' is a bi-monthly food subscription box that sends you local and authentic gourmet foods that are chosen by celebrity chefs from different countries. Each month features a different country, except for their Special Edition Holiday Box (featured in this review), which features items from multiple countries. Each box includes 7-10 locally made/grown gourmet goodies as well as some cultural tidbits, such as music playlists and movie recommendations, all from the country being feat...
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Innovative business model for personal styling service delivered to your door.

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Stitch FixⓇ is the personal styling service tailored to your taste, budget and lifestyle that helps you look and feel your best every day. Clothing and accessories hand-selected by a personal stylist, delivered to your door. Customers of the four-year-old startup never have to step foot inside a store or spend time browsing for clothes on the internet. Instead, Stitch Fix stylists send them clothes and accessories each month according to their body types and style preferences. Customers...
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MIT Venture Capital Conference – Friday, February 10th 2017

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19th Annual MIT Venture Capital & Innovation Conference! for Friday, February 10th 2017. Bringing together an equal mix of entrepreneurs, venture capitalists and student innovators, MIT teams have a unique diversity of views to discuss disruption taking place in industries around us and within VC itself. Stay tuned for more details about programming. In this all-day event, over 300 venture capitalists, entrepreneurs, and students will come together around fast-paced panels and hard-hittin...
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Allergy Amulet brings food allergy sufferers a fast and portable allergen detection device

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Allergy Amulet is a rapid, portable, point-of-consumption allergen detection device. Users will wear the device as a necklace, bracelet, or carry it in their pocket or purse. The first Amulet will detect peanut allergens; future Amulets will detect other common food allergens and ingredients. Amulet uses a molecularly imprinted polymer that can capture the presence of an allergen in seconds. The polymer has synthetic cavities that match specific allergens in shape, charge, and other molec...
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Samsung SmartThings Water Leak Sensor

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Prevent a little water from becoming a disaster with the Samsung SmartThings Water Leak Sensor. By using the water leak sensor with the free Samsung SmartThings app for your mobile device, you can receive immediate alerts if there is unwanted moisture or water in your home, helping you prevent leaks from turning into floods. Use the Samsung SmartThings Water Leak Sensor with other products in the Samsung SmartThings family to customize your smart home for more intelligent living. Monitors Mo...
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Self-Driving Taxis Hit the Streets of Singapore

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The first ever self-driving taxis available to the public have started picking up passengers in Singapore. NuTonomy launched a self-driving taxi service in Singapore that the public can use, beating other major companies to market. Startup NuTonomy wants to make it possible for users to hail driverless cars by phone, and it's starting in Singapore. The MIT startup's driverless taxi passed its first driving test in Singapore last week, which consisted of navigating the vehicle autonomous...
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Boeing’s ScanEagle is an autonomous unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)

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ScanEagle is an autonomous unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), part of ScanEagle® Unmanned Aircraft Systems, developed and built by Insitu Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of The Boeing Company. The UAV is based on Insitu’s SeaScan miniature robotic aircraft developed for the commercial fishing industry. ScanEagle carries an electro-optic or a dual imager in a gyro-stabilized turret. The camera has full pan, tilt and zoom capabilities and allows the operator to track both stationary and moving targ...
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Boeing’s plan for drone called ‘rapid deployment air and water vehicle’

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Boeing has been given a patent for a new kind of amphibious drone that's like something straight out of a classic spy movie. The aeronautics giant has a novel design for an unmanned aerial drone that can spontaneously convert into an unmanned submarine and go for a dive. Boeing's take on a real world "transformer" begins with a drone that is launched aboard a large carrier aircraft and then separated near its target spot for entering the water. When the craft hits the water, some combination ...
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NASA’s Next Mars Rover Progresses Toward 2020 Launch

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After an extensive review process and passing a major development milestone, NASA is ready to proceed with final design and construction of its next Mars rover, currently targeted to launch in the summer of 2020 and arrive on the Red Planet in February 2021. The Mars 2020 rover will investigate a region of Mars where the ancient environment may have been favorable for microbial life, probing the Martian rocks for evidence of past life. Throughout its investigation, it will collect samples of ...
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Cleveland Clinic – Mobile Stroke Treatment Unit

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Each year in the United States, nearly 800,000 people suffer a stroke, or a brain attack. This occurs when an artery that supplies blood to part of the brain becomes blocked or ruptures and leads to bleeding in the brain. In ischemic strokes, a blood clot is the triggering event, while the remaining 10 percent of strokes are called hemorrhagic and a burst blood vessel or aneurysm is typically the cause. Strokes occur frequently: Once every 40 seconds, while every four minutes an American dies...
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Spotter: The Multipurpose Sensor

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Spotter keeps you updated on what's going on at home-from anywhere. Monitor motion, sound, light, temperature, and humidity all from your mobile device. Use Spotter as a veritable extension of your senses, for anything from baby monitoring to washer/dryer notifications or perfecting your wine cellar; the possibilities are endless.   Spotter lets you monitor motion, sound, light, temperature, and humidity from your smartphone. Home is where the heart is; it's nice to have eyes and ear...
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Prep Pad : The Smart Scale

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Prep Pad + Countertop Prep Pad is the smart food scale that gives real-time nutritional insight into your food through a customized Balance goal and beautiful visualizations of calories, carbs, protein, and more. Meet your kitchen nutritionist,skip the fads, get the facts. Get an accurate nutritional breakdown of the meals you make at home with the simple-but smart-food scale, Prep Pad, and its partner app, Countertop. Set nutritional goals, make and log your meals, and track your progress to h...
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NASA’s Research On Special Ingredients of Earth

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With its blue skies, puffy white clouds, warm beaches and abundant life, planet Earth is a pretty special place.  A quick survey of the solar system reveals … nothing else like it. But how special is Earth, really? One way to find out is to look for other worlds like ours elsewhere in the galaxy.  Astronomers using NASA’s Kepler space telescope and other observatories have been doing just that.  In recent years they have been finding other planets increasingly similar to Earth—but still no...
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JAPAN – Air Cool Cushion

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Our range of Kuchofuku cooling cushions keep office workers nicely un-sweaty in the summer months, and now comes this useful Air Cool Cushion AC Adapter Set, the medium version of the Air Cool Cushion plus an adapter so you won't have to worry about current or running out of power! Ideal for people who really put in the desk chair hours during the hot season, the cushion will drive cool 198 liters of air flow per minute through a quiet fan. Moisture and heat is cooled via the special uret...
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JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) Reikyaku Cooling Vest

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The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) integrates domestic technologies of cutting-edge materials, sewing, clothing facilities, precision processing and other related industries, which are Japan's field of expertise, and promotes "Study on the Next Generation Advanced Space Suit" as an element technology research for an extravehicular suit that exceeds that of other countries. Here is a vest that can keep you cool in the summer. The JAXA Reikyaku Cooling Vest is water-cooled. Just ...
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Japanese designer Masaya Hashimoto’s new ‘wrap around’ shoe that actually adapts to your foot and provide great angle support

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Italian footwear company Vibram recently released a pair of shoes that literally wrap around your foot. The idea came from Japanese designer Masaya Hashimoto, who took his inspiration from the Japanese tradition of Furoshiki. There are many techniques to wrap pretty much anything, likes boxes, flowers, or to make bags, but nobody thought of using this art to create shoes so far.     Shoe that actually adapts to your foot and provides great angle support. In terms of lo...
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NASA – New insights into the role of clouds in Arctic climate change

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Patrick Taylor, an atmospheric scientist at NASA's Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia, says that one of the main factors for the Arctic's rapid warming is how clouds interact with frozen seawater, known as sea ice. These interactions influence the Arctic’s albedo feedback, which is a term scientists use to describe changes in the amount of solar energy absorbed by the Earth due to changes in the Earth's albedo caused by increased greenhouse gases. The Earth's albedo is basically ...
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MIT Optical Brush

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Researchers at the MIT Media Lab have developed a new imaging device that consists of a loose bundle of optical fibers, with no need for lenses or a protective housing. The fibers are connected to an array of photosensors at one end; the other ends can be left to wave free, so they could pass individually through micrometer-scale gaps in a porous membrane, to image whatever is on the other side. Bundles of the fibers could be fed through pipes and immersed in fluids, to image oil fields, a...
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