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<pubDate>Tue, 08 Mar 2011 08:10:47 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[See-through camera can image invisible objects]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Reza Zoughi (right) work on their camera that uses millimeter and microwave signals.(Credit:Missouri University of Science and Technology)Remember those X-ray glasses advertised in the back of comic books Imagine a handheld camera that can reveal the unseen, inner structures of everything from concrete bridges to body parts.  Researchers at Missouri University of Science and Technology under engineering professor Reza Zoughi have developed a patented device that can show the inner structures of objects in real time by using millimeter and microwave signals.  Potential applications include the detection of cancerous skin cells, termite damage to buildings, or concealed weapons at secure zones like airports.  The tech could also be used for finding &quot;defects in thermal insulating materials that are found in spacecraft heat insulating foam and tiles, space habitat structures, aircraft radomes and composite-strengthened concrete bridge members,&quot; Zoughi was quoted as saying in a release.  The prototype camera has been in development for several years--check out the vid below, from 2009.  In its current form, objects have to be placed between a transmitter for the microwave radiation and a collector. It can run for several hours on a laptop-size battery.  The researchers are planning to upgrade it to a single unit that works more like a video camera, according to the university. It may eventually produce &quot;real-time 3D or holographic images,&quot; Zoughi said.  That would be pretty nifty. Can X-ray glasses be far off <br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[A sensor-driven life: IT companies wire up cities of the future]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[In a hospital somewhere, a patient falls out of bed. A loud alarm goes off, and nurses rush in. Then three blood pressure monitors and a crash cart go missing from the ER. Operations managers quickly locate them in other parts of the hospital via a GPS-like function loaded into the software on their computers.The key to all this is sensors. The aforementioned hospital isn&amp;'t really a hospital, but a demonstration lab at IBM&amp;'s campus in Austin, Tex., (pictured below). But the software and technology are real and are being deployed in hospitals today, and not just by IBM.Cisco recently announced a partnership with Control4. Together, the two companies want to make technology that will create connected cities that can allow for remote schooling and doctor consultations, as well as automated home entertainment, lighting and security. Other companies are piling into the smart home/connected city space. Automation and home energy management is an areagetting hot this year, with players like Schneider Electric, Vivent, Intel, Tendril and LG jumping into the game.Sensors are playing an increasing role in not only smart grid-enabled rollouts, but smart homes, smart cities and smart hospitals. Players like Cisco, IBM and Microsoft arelaunching IT frameworks for cities that can help manage water, electricity, waste and traffic &amp;8212' with energy efficiency in mind. They are used across the spectrum in energy efficiency offerings that are poised to gain momentum in 2011.For example, several venture-backed startups offer lighting systems that promise to reduce electricity costs. Redwood Systems and SynapSense use sensors to find energy inefficiencies in energy-hogging data centers. And sensors play a role in the smart grid, too. Smart meter company Elster recently paired its software platform with ABB&amp;'s sensor technology to monitor voltage so utilities can more efficiently monitor and operate power distribution.The idea of ever-more intelligent infrastructure, whether for energy efficiency or operational gains, goes beyond sensors, of course. Sensors provide data, but that data must be processed by software and analytics in order to yield useful recommendations. Storing information in a way that makes it easily and quickly accessible is important, too. For example, in the hospital scenario, a doctor assessing a new patient could come in and quickly pull up the patient&amp;'s treatment records on a screen (pictured, above) and see his medical allergies and treatment history. Besides creating efficiencies within hospitals, digitized records would be especially useful in the case of, say, a patient with Alzheimer&amp;'s or someone who&amp;'s unable to recall and explain key diagnostic and treatment information.Clearly major companies and startups alike see connected homes and cities as the next big thing. What do you think Would you want to live in smart home and connected city, or do you like things just the way they are[Top image via Flickr/Tom Purves]Next Story: Samsung says aspects of Galaxy Tab 10.1 &amp;''inadequate&amp;'' compared to iPad 2 Previous Story: Founder Conference and LetsLunch bring the best lunch partners on-stagePrintEmailTwitterFacebookGoogle BuzzLinkedIn      DiggStumbleUponRedditDeliciousGoogleMore&amp;8230'          Tags: sensors, smart cities, Smart Grid, smart homesCompanies: ABB, Cisco, Control4, Elster, IBM, Microsoft          Tags: sensors, smart cities, Smart Grid, smart homesCompanies: ABB, Cisco, Control4, Elster, IBM, MicrosoftIris Kuo is the VentureBeat's lead GreenBeat writer. She has reported for The Wall Street Journal in Hong Kong, Houston Chronicle, the McClatchy Washington Bureau and Dallas public radio. Iris attended the University of Texas at Dallas and lives in Houston. Follow Iris on Twitter @thestatuskuo (and yes, that's how you  pronounce her last name). Have news to share Launching a startup Email: tips@venturebeat.comVentureBeat has new weekly email newsletters.  Stay on top of the news, and don't miss a beat.<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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