24
Feb
Swallow This Camera: Traditional endoscopy is losing ground in favor of a camera you can swallow. It even takes about 2600 digital snaps on the way down, and easily passes within 72 hours.
Boxers For Science: A Japanese astronaut will sample some high-tech underwear on his next two-week mission. The boxers should improve comfort and hygiene for the shower-less astronauts.
Learn To Love: An Israeli scientist turns visually stunning art work into sets of mathematical formulas. Can the computer appreciate the art or separate the originals from the fakes?
Internet Satellite: Japan’s space agency launched a communications satellite designed to enable high speed data transmission. They estimate speeds up to 1.2 gigabytes per second.
Just Breathe: Researchers are developing a laser to diagnose diseases by analyzing your breath. Diseases cause changes in the body, which in turn cause molecular changes in your breath.
