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Tag: sensorWhen Your Diet Needs a Band-Aid A new "smart patch" determines caloric intake and expenditure. A trick to assemble nanowires on silicon could lead to cheap, tiny sensing devices. Tracking Traffic with Cell Phones A new project collects traffic data from GPS-enabled cell phones. Detecting Pollution with Living Biosensors Color-coded bacteria light the way to oil spills at sea. A new device tracks activity and sleep patterns 24-7. Street-embedded sensors monitor parking availability. Kodak brings digital cameras into the 50-megapixel range. A low-power chip could be used for implantable medical sensors. High prices still haven't prompted companies to use advanced extraction methods. A sensor-laden armband gives users musical cues to improve their game. A new information system records what pills do to the body. A new detector uses living cells that light up in the presence of airborne bioterror agents, such as anthrax and smallpox. A group at Microsoft Research attacks the problem on two fronts. A new noninvasive tool uses electromagnetic waves to measure glucose levels. A portable sensor array measures air quality to discern the causes of asthma attacks. |
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