New Ideas for Global Health

Hey guys,

I was checking out some sites and I came across an article about funding for new ideas to create a healthier world. Some ideas that are up for funding include a chewing gum that can sense malaria via a solar-activated larva inside it and there was a also a cell phone idea that uses the microphone to record coughs to send it to doctors to diagnose the illness.

Check it out,

Vince

http://www.economist.com/sciencetechnology/displayStory.cfm?story_id=14698347

A Battery Made From Cellulose

Hey guys,

I was checking out some sites and read an article about a batter made from stuff paper is made out of, Cellulose. It is not typical cellulose from trees or cotton though, but it is found in algae and coated with a special coating to make it conductive. It is not developed enough for commercial use but is showing good signs for use in the future.

http://www.economist.com/sciencetechnology/tm/displayStory.cfm?story_id=14632444

Nobel Prize for Physics

Hey guys,

I was checking out some sites and came across the Nobel Prize for physics was awarded to Dr. Charles Kao for doing some pretty interesting things with fiber optics and pretty much seeing through walls.

Check it out...

Vince

http://www.economist.com/sciencetechnology/displayStory.cfm?story_id=14585719

Post 5

Hey Guys,

In class we were talking about something that could make the quality of a persons life better. Although this doesn't effect people in third world countries it does help patients lives better who require dialysis because their livers do not function. They have created a portable machine that does what once only hospitals could do with a rather large machine that took several hours to cleanse the blood.

Check it out...

http://www.economist.com/sciencetechnology/displayStory.cfm?story_id=14539738