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Published: December 19, 2007
A major new initiative, including a new business carbon footprint calculator, has been launched by the Carbon Trust to help businesses shrink their carbon footprints and save millions this winter. more..
Chinese Counterfeiters Hit Circuit Breakers
NEWS from CPSC - U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
Is no product safe from Chinese counterfeiters?
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission reports that distributor Scott Electric Company in Greensburg, PA is recalling 30,000 Square D circuit breakers manufactured in China. The recall states that the breakers pose a fire hazard because they may not trip when they are overloaded. more..
Dartmouth Researchers Find A Neural Signature Of Bilingualism Using Infrared Light To Study The Brain
Medical News Today, October 21, 2006
Dartmouth researchers have found areas in the brain that indicate bilingualism. The finding sheds new light on decades of debate about how the human brain's language centers may actually be enhanced when faced with two or more languages as opposed to only one. The study was presented at the Society for Neuroscience's annual meeting on October 14-18 in Atlanta, Ga. The researchers used an optical imaging technology called Near Infrared Spectroscopy (or NIRS) as a new "microscope" into the human brain's higher cognitive capacities, and they are among the first to take advantage of this technology in this way. NIRS has been used in the detection of, for example, breast tumors and heart blood flow. more..
State-of-the-art Medical Infrared Imaging System is Capable of Early Breast Cancer Detection
Earthtimes.org, October 17, 2006
...The Omnibodyscan will be capable of full body imaging utilizing state-of-the art infrared camera technology. It will incorporate some of the most advanced and sophisticated infrared electronics available anywhere in the industry. Infrared imaging systems are used by physicians worldwide in the identification of vascular thermal patterns in the breast that signal the early development of breast cancer. These vascular conditions, called angiogenesis, can show up as hot spots on thermograms years before they can be detected with a mammogram. Unlike mammography, there is no compression of the breasts between two plates, pain, discomfort or radiation with thermal imaging. Thermography is a physiological test that provides a different dimension of information and, used in conjunction with radiology, provides a higher capability of early detection.
Thermal imaging: cancer screening alternative
The Daily Times, October 7, 2006
Barbara Folsom hasn’t had a mammogram since she was in her 40s, and she vows she’ll never have one again. “I had a very bad experience with the mammogram,” Folsom said. “I was bruised, and it took a long time to heal.” A few years ago, the 64-year-old retired nurse discovered digital thermal imaging, which uses a heat-sensing camera to detect subtle physiological changes in the body. Folsom now uses it as her sole method of screening for breast cancer. She’s not alone. Several other women in the Kerrville area attended a screening at a local health store and affirmed their support for the method. “It’s not a substitute,” said Michelle Hart, owner of San Antonio-based DITI Imaging. “It’s to be used in conjunction.” more..
'Chinese Lantern' Technique Helps Track Clouds at Saturn
University of Arizona, October 5, 2006
Cassini scientists on the Visual and Infrared Mapping Spectrometer (VIMS) team led by the University of Arizona Lunar and Planetary Laboratory's Robert Brown have produced a stunning new view of Saturn. It shows Saturn's deep clouds silhouetted against the planet's warm, glowing interior. The NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory's Media Relations Office released the image and the following image advisory today. A new image of Saturn demonstrates a technique that creates a 'Chinese lantern' effect, showing Saturn's deep clouds silhouetted against the planet’s warm, glowing interior. more..
Thermal Imaging Shatters Arousal Gender Gap Myth
Newswise, September 29, 2006
A new McGill University study that used thermal imaging technology for the first time ever to measure sexual arousal rates has turned the conventional wisdom that women become aroused more slowly than men on its head. “Comparing sexual arousal between men and women, we see that there is no difference in the amount of time it takes healthy young men and women to reach peak arousal,” said Dr. Irv Binik, psychology professor and founder and director of the Sex and Couple Therapy Service of Royal Victoria Hospital, which is part of the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC)....Previously, sex researchers have measured arousal with instruments that require genital contact and manipulation. more..
Infrared to detect bushfire hotspots
The Age, Australia - September 21, 2006
Firefighters will use infrared imaging to detect hotspots in a massive bushfire in Victoria's north-west today as they attempt to bring it under control ahead of strong winds expected tomorrow. The fire in the Murray-Sunset National Park in remote Mallee country, 510km from Melbourne, has so far burned 23,000 hectares since strong winds caused a controlled burn-off to jump containment lines on Sunday..."We will be flying over with an infrared detector today to check on any hotspots," he said. more..
Power plant puts ports in electrical cabinets
Plant Services - Itasca, IL - September 5, 2006
Infrared surveys have proven their worth for Alcoa -- Alcoa doesn’t like surprises, specifically unplanned downtime that interrupts power from its Warrick Power Plant, Newburgh, Ind. But in a generating station where the newest unit is dated 1970, it's hard to eliminate unplanned downtime without thermographic switchgear surveys. The days of opening panel doors for those surveys ended with the plant's adoption of Alcoa's Electrical High Voltage Safety Standard 32.60, which is even more stringent than NFPA 70E. more..
Physicists Develop Tool to Diagnose Italian Frescoes
Seed Magazine - New York - September 1, 2006
"One of the currently popular methods of non-invasive fresco diagnosis is called thermography, which detects moisture in the painting by sensing infrared radiation." -- Physicists in Italy are developing a new device for assessing the condition of some of the country's most valuable fresco paintings. The tool can reveal information about the condition of a wall painting without ever touching its surface, making the device a potentially valuable aid to restoration and preservation efforts. more..
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