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The name Raymond Kurzweil, for the majority of the general public may not mean that much, but he is one of the great gurus of modern technology, able not only to invent the first music synthesizer which could perfectly imitate the sound of the piano, thus overcoming one of the major limitations of electronic keyboard [...]
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A helmet for remotely controlled soldiers
September 14th, 2010 
admin The latest technological gizmo which comes out of the DARPA research labs seems to come straight out of a science fiction movie, but it is actually real and military authorities are planning to use it on soldiers in war zones to improve their efficiency. Stemming from a simple concept, according to which our feelings are [...]
An almost invisible Bluetooth hearing aid
August 20th, 2010 admin When you need to resort to a hearing aid to improve your hearing conditions, often the biggest problem for those who use it is of a psychological nature, as it may be revealing its wearer’s conditions to the people around them, with unpleasant consequences. To provide assistance to people with hearing loss problems wishing to [...]
An almost human prosthesis for those who lost a leg
August 20th, 2010 admin According to a report recently published on the New York Times, war veterans who have lost a limb due to wounds, or patients who suffered an amputation after an illness such as diabetes, might soon be able to come back to an almost normal life. This would happen thanks to a prosthetic knee, called X2, [...]
Silk and gold for an implantable biosensor
August 19th, 2010 admin Silk and gold are two valuable materials that one hardly associates with the idea of medical care, as they rather bring to mind images of wealth and luxury, at least for those who are not aware of results of a research project going on at the Tufts University. In fact, a team of researchers from [...]
A chip to detect neurodegenerative diseases in early stages
August 11th, 2010 admin Scientists from the Faculty of Medicine at University of Calgary (Canada) have just disclosed the result of a research project which could represent a real milestone in the history of the struggle against neurodegenerative diseases, such as for example Parkinson’s or Alzheimer. In fact, the Canadian research team, lead by Naweed Syed, has created a [...]
A dental camera for modern dentists
August 10th, 2010 admin Miniature video technology and video surveillance are our specialties, but this does not necessarily mean that the two things must always be walking hand in hand. The increasing miniaturization of video systems has possible applications in a plethora of other possible occasions, not only thanks to hidden cameras which record footage secretly, but also thanks [...]
A sensor to detect head injuries
August 1st, 2010 admin When one receives a blow to the head, it may happen that they do not realize how serious its effect are before it’s too late and there is unfortunately nothing to do. In order to assess the level of harm caused by underestimated impacts, especially to the head of soldiers on a battlefield, BAE Systems [...]
A new rifle scope makes snipers even deadlier
May 27th, 2010 admin The US weapon giant Lockheed Martin has just won a tender for a contract approximately 4 million dollar worth, with the US Department of Defense agency DARPA (Defense Advanced Research Project Agency), to develop a highly technological laser beam rifle scope for high precision rifles. The laser rifle scope, called Dingo (Dynamic Image Gunsight Optic) [...]
A video camera which follows our eyes
May 27th, 2010 admin Everyone would, at a certain point, like to have a camera in their eyes, to record what they see, maybe to do it while their hands are busy (for example on a computer keyboard), or for surgeons and scientists who would need, for educational reasons, to record what they see and what their hands are [...]
