A Nanoelectronic Sensor Which Can Save Lives
Roland Piquepaille writes "Researchers at Nanomix, a 20-person Californian company, have developed a nanoelectronic sensor which combines carbon nanotubes, carbon dioxide-detecting polymers and silicon to become a human breathing monitor. The device can determine carbon dioxide concentrations in exhaled air, according to "Monitoring Life, One Breath At A Time," a news release from the National Science Foundation. It could be used as early as 2005 to monitor patientsí breathing during surgery. Even more importantly, it will be used in the field for emergency care by helping to verify proper breathing tube placement or to provide feedback about adequacy of ventilation. This overview gives you more details and references. It also include an illustration of the carbon nanotube network device."
November 16th, 2004 at 7:17 PM
R. Piquepaille?
Sorry if this is a rude question, but why are there so many stories posted by this person various places (search for "Roland Piquepaille" on Slashdot or elsewhere) with links back to his website? Are his submissions mainly for increasing traffic to his website?
November 16th, 2004 at 9:06 PM
Re:R. Piquepaille?
It might be of interest that most of his submissions are from articles that are posted on sciencedaily.com first. I think the best way to get rid of his submissions is for Nanodot to create a Science Daily roster on the right hand side of the page, like it's done with Slashdot, so people can see all the newest updates for themselves, on-the-fly.
November 17th, 2004 at 4:52 AM
What's your problem with R. Piquepaille?
> Sorry if this is a rude question, but why are
> there so many stories posted by this person
> various places (search for "Roland Piquepaille" on
> Slashdot or elsewhere) with links back to his website?
What's your problem with Roland Piquepaille? I would much rather read the short, fast summary that he writes than wade through the original article full of obnoxious ads, registration requirements, and superfluous graphics. If only all the web was more like Roland Piquepaille's pages, it would be a better place for sure.