Jaidan - Slashdot User

Comment Re:Bloodstream? (Score 2, Informative) 74

by Jaidan on Thursday November 08, 2007 @01:32PM (#21283153) Attached to: A Panoramic View of Your Insides

It will be attached to the end of a "wire like endoscope" So no it's navigation won't be so much of a problem...They go so far as to say they will by able to pass it up into blood vessels in the brain to measure blood flow. Kinda weird, I would be bothered by the idea of a wire in my brain.

Submission + - Table Top USP Lasers Slice, Dice, and So Much More

Submitted by UltravioletLED on Saturday June 23, 2007 @03:37AM

UltravioletLED writes: A company in Petaluma, California has developed highly programmable desktop lasers. The same device that is used in a hospital could also be used to turn any metal surface black by simply changing the software. The technology once filled a large room at DARPA until Raydiance scientists made it into a compact, tabletop unit. Schuler (The CEO) said he hopes it will replace just about any cutting device you can think of, from a big metal saw to a precise surgical blade...Now that it's a little bigger than a breadbox, researchers want to use them to kill tumors, identify friend or foe during combat, and even remove tattoos.Femtosecond lasers for eye surgery have been around for years now, but these new lasers are far smaller and promise to have much greater versatility.

Submission + - Sony sued for Blu-Ray Patent Violation

Submitted by Jaidan on Friday May 25, 2007 @07:44AM

Jaidan writes: According to a gamespot article, a California-based company named Target Technology is suing Sony over patents it allegedly holds for silver based reflective surfaces. The suit claims that products marketed under the Blu-ray name infringe on a patent it owns for reflective layer materials in optical discs. Target is seeking a permanent injunction preventing Sony from violating its patent rights in the future, as well as damages with interest, multiplied due to what it characterizes as deliberate and willful infringement.

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