New device will detect infections, cancer in minutes
Canadian ingenuity is alive and well. A device has been invented that can visually analyze blood samples and has the ability to recognize and categorize diseased cells in a matter of minutes.
A prototype already exists and the inventors speculate that a fully operational unit should be in the field within about two years. This will allow nurses and health care professionals in clinics and doctor's offices to perform quick and accurate diagnoses of diseases like cancer without biopsies and long waits.
Read the story here.
Saturday, January 07, 2012
Throne 2.0 - a toilet seat for the internet age
I saw a new device today at Costco.
It was a toilet seat with a remote control! So, I thought... finally, someone has determined we're so lazy or germophobic, we need to have the seat raised and lowered automatically.
I was wrong... the remote is used to control two functions - a stream of warm water intended to wash away any vestiges of unseen waste from your behind, and a dryer which is meant to get you back to the state where you can comfortably don your undergarments without getting them wet.
The toilet seat comes with its own plumbing fixture (presumably to connect a water source), and a power cord (presumably to heat the water and drive the dryer).
What will they think of next?
I saw a new device today at Costco.
It was a toilet seat with a remote control! So, I thought... finally, someone has determined we're so lazy or germophobic, we need to have the seat raised and lowered automatically.
I was wrong... the remote is used to control two functions - a stream of warm water intended to wash away any vestiges of unseen waste from your behind, and a dryer which is meant to get you back to the state where you can comfortably don your undergarments without getting them wet.
The toilet seat comes with its own plumbing fixture (presumably to connect a water source), and a power cord (presumably to heat the water and drive the dryer).
What will they think of next?
