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![]() Durham NC (SPX) Jul 23, 2010 As physician-guided robots routinely operate on patients at most major hospitals, the next generation robot could eliminate a surprising element from that scenario - the doctor. Feasibility studies conducted by Duke University bioengineers have demonstrated that a robot - without any human assistance - can locate a man-made, or phantom, lesion in simulated human organs, guide a device to the lesion and take multiple samples during a single session. The researchers believe that as the technol ... read more |
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Business ideas may be patentable, US Supreme Court says![]() The US Supreme Court ruled Monday that a business method can be patented, a significant ruling for software and biomedical industries, though the court did not issue a definition of which types of processes qualify. Ruling on a case called Bilski v. Kappos, the high court rejected the notion of a single standard suggested by a lower court, and allowed that business processes may be patentabl ... more Machines that understand us on the rise ![]() Devices that can understand people, using a technology known as speech recognition, are becoming a common feature of everyday life, researchers say. From people telling their cellphones to dial a number to doctors using speech recognition software to record and transcribe patient visits, speech recognition is making inroads into all areas of human activity, The New York Times reported F ... more New Medical Weapons To Protect Against Anthrax Attacks ![]() The 2001 anthrax attacks in the United States are fostering development of a new generation of vaccines, antibiotics, and other medications to protect people against the potentially deadly bacteria in any future bioterrorist incident. That's the conclusion of a sweeping overview of scientific research on medical technology to combat the anthrax threat. It appears in ACS' bi-weekly Journal ... more |
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