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Breast screening: The new high-tech, simpler approach

By Guest PostNovember 5, 2013Health2d mammography, 2d synthetic mammography, 3d data, 3d mammography, 3d screening, assessment, breast center, breast screening, diagnostic radiologist, high tech, journal radiology, liane philpotts, lumpectomy, mammography, radiologist

In two years, 3D screening has picked up more early cancers than mammography while cutting down on the number of callbacks. One radiologist calls it “a game changer.”

October 2013) No woman wants to get a call that her radiologist has found a suspicious image on her mammogram, and then learn that she might need a biopsy—only to find out it was all a false alarm. Now, thanks to new technology, fewer women will get those calls.

Digital breast tomosynthesis, or 3-D mammography, is transforming breast screening by significantly reducing callbacks while picking up more cancers, and eliminating some of the fear and anxiety many women experience. All women who visit the Breast Center at Smilow Cancer Hospital at Yale-New Haven for mammography are now getting tomosynthesis over plain 2D mammography, says Liane Philpotts, MD, chief of breast imaging for the Breast Center. (more…)

Robofish Grace Glides with the Greatest of Ease

By Guest PostJanuary 15, 2013Science, Technologyability to glide, array of sensors, atlantic ocean, battery, computer engineering, energy, environments, feitian zhang, flapping of tail, gliding robot ace, gps, grace, high tech, integration, jianxun wang, kalamazooriver, measure, michigan state university, quality, real world environment, robotic fish, sync, travel autonomously, water quality sensors, water temperature, xiaobo tan

A high-tech robotic fish hatched at Michigan State University has a new look. A new skill. And a new name.

MSU scientists have made a number of improvements on the fish, including the ability to glide long distances, which is the most important change to date. The fish now has the ability to glide through the water practically indefinitely, using little to no energy, while gathering valuable data that can aid in the cleaning of our lakes and rivers. (more…)

Fluid Cathedrals: Gels Under the Microscope

By Guest PostOctober 8, 2012Science3d maps, bandage, basilica, cables, computer simulation, correlation, di, discovery, dollop, engineering researcher, error, florence, flow, fluid, geodesic dome, hair gel, high tech, labyrinth, lilian hsiao, manufacturer, michael solomon, michigan, particle, pedestrian, pressure, railroad bridge, richmond newman, rigid structure, rods, roof, santa croce, sharon glotzer, tensegrity, trial

ANN ARBOR— A dollop of hair gel might not look like much, but Michigan Engineering researchers have found that it’s a labyrinth of chambers and domes, constructed by the particles inside. These structures allow the gel to hold its shape and determine how much pressure it can withstand before it starts to flow.

While manufacturers currently use trial and error to develop gels with a particular degree of solidity, this discovery could provide a way to design gels for particular applications. (more…)

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Breast screening: The new high-tech, simpler approach

Robofish Grace Glides with the Greatest of Ease

Fluid Cathedrals: Gels Under the Microscope