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    Rich Lowry: We owe it to Dickens  Dec 23, 2008
    Scrooge's spectral visitors break down his separation. Shown an affecting vision of his employee Bob Cratchit's ill son Tiny Tim, Scrooge expresses his concern for the boy, only to have his former hardhearted words quoted back to him by the Spirit, with an appropriately stinging admonition. (Sacramento Bee -- Opinion)

    Summit Promotes Engineering  Dec 14, 2008
    "Kodak and their development of the new multi spectral analysis machine for modeling molecules in real time kind of keynotes some of the developments in the region and the importance of industry in biotechnology in upstate New York. These programs are key to upstate New York and tying industry to our programs is something that needs to be corrective so the students we train get jobs," said Greg Gdowski, Ph. D., U of R Biomedical Engineering. (R News)

    Music review: Boulez's romanticism revealed  Dec 11, 2008
    "Sept Papillons" ("Seven Butterflies"), a 10-minute suite for solo cello by Kaija Saariaho, unleashed flittery, spectral bits of whimsy - some of them barely audible, others given a metallic edge by playing on the instrument's bridge. Leighton Fong was the delicate soloist. (San Francisco Chronicle)

    Warner Bros.' tough balancing act for a Ledger Oscar campaign  Dec 6, 2008
    Already, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences members say that if Ledger is nominated, his spectral presence could help reverse the ratings slide for the Academy Awards show as fans tune in to see if his riveting turn as the demonic Joker is honored. Eleven months after Ledger's death at age 28, still not much is known about his final days or why he had ingested the six drugs the autopsy detected. (Los Angeles Times)

    Rhiannon: Curse of the Fo...  Nov 15, 2008
    Not long after, a spectral visitor makes it clear your presence is just as unwanted. However, rather than being sensible and running away, you set about investigating the motives of this paranormal pest. (IGN PC Games)

    Mann Foundation Announces Donation of Two Cochlear Implants from Advanced Bionics  Nov 14, 2008
    Advanced Bionics manufactures the only cochlear implant with the 120 spectral bands necessary to enable the deaf to enjoy music and increase the ability to hear conversations in noisy environments. Hear the World is a global initiative that raises awareness for the topic of hearing and hearing loss. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)

    Is Obama Your New "Negro Spirit Guide"?  Nov 13, 2008
    Certain guides have been integral, realistic characters, such as those portrayed by Poitier in No Way Out, Fishburne in Searching for Bobby Fischer, while others, such as Will Smith in The Legend of Bagger Vance, have taken on a spectral quality. Smith exists to help Matt Damon release his inhibitions and become one with his golf swing. (Slate)

    Research On Breathing Disorders And Congenital Heart Defects  Nov 11, 2008
    They have combined two optical techniques called "spectral-domain optical coherence tomography" and "spectral Doppler velocimetry" and their work provides some of the first insights into the mechanism of blood flow at the earliest stages of heart development ... In vivo spectral domain optical coherence tomography volumetric imaging and spectral Doppler velocimetry of early stage embryonic chicken heart development. (Science Daily)

    Ghostly Great Britain  Nov 3, 2008
    In hostelries throughout the land, Grey Ladies (or Ladies in Black, or White, or Blue, occasionally a daring shade of Red) are reported to drift through walls and float over lakes, accompanied by spectral orbs and sudden icy chills ... Its spectral residents include a silver-haired doctor who murdered his bride while on honeymoon, and a German officer who killed himself shortly before the outbreak of the First World War. (iAfrica.com)

    Hague Corp enters into Binding Letter of Intent with Solterra Renewable Technologies, Inc. And Solterra Concludes Worldwide Exclusive License with Rice University  Nov 1, 2008
    Greg Chapman, President of Hague, stated, "We are extremely pleased to be working with such a company as Solterra. Their vision of capturing renewable solar power is truly on the cutting edge of alternative sources of energy." Solar power is currently one of the most important segments in energy investment right now and Solterra will be producing and distributing a Thin Film Quantum Dot PV Solar Cell, which is differentiated from other traditional PV cells by a unique disruptive technology that... (PR Newswire)

    Our creepy old house  Nov 1, 2008
    We began to investigate our spectral visitor. We asked our neighbours if the previous owners had experienced anything like this. (Globe and Mail)

    OSA's ISP launches with research on breathing disorders and congenital heart defects  Oct 31, 2008
    They have combined two optical techniques called "spectral-domain optical coherence tomography" and "spectral Doppler velocimetry" and their work provides some of the first insights into the mechanism of blood flow at the earliest stages of heart development ... A. M. Davis, F. G. Rothenberg, N. Shepherd, and J. A. Izatt, "In vivo spectral domain optical coherence tomography volumetric imaging and spectral Doppler velocimetry of early stage embryonic chicken heart development," J. Opt. (EurekAlert!)

    Laser Flashes Without Bounds  Oct 30, 2008
    2, 2007) Engineers have shown how to finely control the spectral properties of ultrafast light pulses, a step toward creating advanced sensors, more powerful communications technologies and more precise. (May 8, 2001) Purdue University engineers have discovered that a device commonly used to untangle signals sent over fiber optic lines might ultimately be used to make the Internet faster and more. (Science Daily)

    Investigation of changes in properties of water under the action of a magnetic field  Oct 26, 2008
    Walrafen G E. Raman spectral studies of the effects of perchlorate ion on water structure. J Chem Phys, 1970, 52: 4176- 4198. (EurekAlert!)

    Boston-Area Firm's Multispectral Life Science Imaging Technology Used in Latest Dead Sea Scrolls Imaging Project  Oct 25, 2008
    Woburn, MA -- CRi's Nuance multispectral imaging system reveals hidden text in the Dead Sea Scrolls ... (Photo: ) Dr. Gregory Bearman, retired Principal Scientist at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) and current president of Snapshot Spectra in Pasadena, CA, travelled to the Israel Museum in August with one of CRi's Nuance(TM) multispectral imaging systems to take near-infrared pictures of the scrolls ... The spectral data will be the key to a new conservation program to monitor the scrolls... (PR Newswire)

    Finding Hidden Tomb Of Genghis Khan Using Non-Invasive Technologies  Oct 20, 2008
    " Lin and several colleagues including Professor Maurizio Seracini, the director of CISA3 and the man behind the search for Leonardo da Vinci's lost "Battle of Anghiari" painting are hoping to use advanced visualization and analytical technologies available at the California Institute for Telecommunications and Information Technology (Calit2) to pinpoint Khan's tomb and conduct a non-invasive archaeological analysis of the area where he is believed to be buried. Lin plans to work with Seracini... (Science Daily)

    Potential Non-invasive Optical Detection Of Pancreatic Cancer  Oct 14, 2008
    Spectral analysis showed significant differences between normal, pancreatitis (inflammation) and cancerous tissues, thus suggesting non-invasive diagnostic possibilities for distinguishing among disease states. The idea behind optically-based diagnostics is this: in the body, the presence of disease alters tissue properties, such as local biochemistry and structure. (Science Daily)

    Spectral to bring anti-sepsis therapy to the U.S. market  Sep 23, 2008
    TORONTO, Sept. 23 /CNW/ - Spectral Diagnostics Inc. (TSX: SDI) today announced that it has agreed to key terms with Toray Industries Inc. of Japan to obtain the exclusive development and commercial rights in the U.S. for Toraymyxin(TM), a therapeutic for the treatment of sepsis that removes endotoxin from the bloodstream. Under the terms of the agreement, the Company will seek FDA approval for a combined product for the treatment of severe sepsis that will include Toraymyxin(TM) and Spectral's... (Canada Newswire)

    Painting that packs a punch  Sep 23, 2008
    In each, the figure is dressed in a sharp suit and narrow tie, spectral face obscured but for the grimacing mouth, shoulders hunched and hands clenched, hemmed in by a claustrophobic blue background. If the point isn't clear enough, Bacon's painting of a shrieking baboon hangs in the same room: The only thing that separates us from the monkeys is that we learned to weave cloth and lie. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)

    'Ghost Town': The Go-Between, By Kurt Loder  Sep 20, 2008
    These are the ghosts of dead New Yorkers spectral cops, construction workers, little old ladies who have unfinished business with the friends and loved ones they've left behind, but with whom they can no longer communicate. Pincus, having dipped a toe into the dead pool, so to speak, can now see these otherwise-invisible ghosts (no one else with a pulse can) and act as their emissary among the living if he so chooses. (MTV.com)

    Security: Checking People At Airports – With Terahertz Radiation  Sep 20, 2008
    The complete information on the THz spectra can only be determined with detectors of known spectral responsivity. Up to now, the integral responsivity of the respective detectors and their spectral distribution are still largely unknown ... The PTB has now for the first time determined the spectral responsivities of two THz detectors in the wavelength range from 50 m to 600 m with the aid of cavity radiators. (Science Daily)

    Magnetic Resonance And Radar Technology United In One Prototype: New Process To Improve Diagnostic Images  Sep 11, 2008
    Ultra-wideband electromagnetic pulses (spectral bandwidth up to 10 GHz) generated by an UWB radar and transmitted by an antenna are able to probe the human body with low integral power (~ 1 mW), because electromagnetic waves can propagate through the body and are reflected at interfaces between materials with different dielectric properties. The receiving antenna detects the reflected signals coming from different depths of the body. (Science Daily)

    EXCERPT: Read a little from 'Supreme Courtship'  Sep 9, 2008
    Senator Mitchell's Judiciary Committee staff investigators were known on Capitol Hill as the Wraith Riders, after the relentless, spectral, horse-mounted pursuers of hobbits in The Lord of the Rings. It was said in hushed tones on Capitol Hill that the Wraith Riders could find something on anyone: could make it look like Mother Teresa had run a whorehouse in Calcutta; that St. Thomas More had been having it off with Catherine of Aragon; or that Dr. Albert Schweitzer had conducted ghastly live... (USA Today -- Life)

    Nature Nanotechnology  Aug 29, 2008
    Placing the nanotube in a microcavity reduces the spectral width of the output and makes the emission highly directional. ADVANCE ONLINE PUBLICATION. (Nature News Service)

    Seeing through tooth decay  Aug 24, 2008
    X-ray spectral analysis reveals early-stage dental caries. Dental caries afflict at least 90% of the world's population at some time in their lives. (EurekAlert!)

    CytoViva(R) Introduces Breakthrough Nano-Technology Research Tool  Aug 22, 2008
    New Hyperspectral Imaging Technology Integrated with the Award Winning CytoViva Nano-scale Microscope AUBURN, Ala. Aug. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- CytoViva Inc., a leading provider of optical imaging solutions to the nano-technology research market, has integrated new hyperspectral imaging technology (HSI) with its advanced nano- scale microscope system ... Hyperspectral Imaging is a highly effective method for identifying the presence of materials and biologicals based on their unique "spectral... (PR Newswire)

    John McCain and the moment of conception  Aug 20, 2008
    Why does Bookman take the spectral opposite of McCain s position. His logic is as obnoxious as McCain s. The televangelical right will never be mollified about abortion. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)

    Bugs That Obey You  Aug 20, 2008
    Snap a camera and spectral sensor into a Bug Base and it will be able to identify and speak aloud the color of a shirt or dress it is pointing at. Say only 5% of the 2 million blind people in the U.S. would want one. (Forbes -- Technology)

    Stalin's birthplace a town ravaged by war  Aug 14, 2008
    Mr Levy, a tall, spectral figure with a mane of dark, wavy hair and a well-tailored black suit, stood beside the tank where a blond Russian soldier sat, and expounded on his latest war. He had been struck by the lack of protection around Tbilisi. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)

    'Liquid flowing' on surface of Saturn moon...  Jul 31, 2008
    "The fact we could detect the ethane spectral signatures of the lake even when it was so dimly illuminated, and at a slanted viewing path through Titan's atmosphere, raises expectations for exciting future lake discoveries by our instrument.". Scientists ruled out the presence of water ice, ammonia, ammonia hydrate and carbon dioxide in Ontario Lacus. (The Drudge Report)

    Online Hair Loss Restoration Sales  Jul 20, 2008
    com, two fluid ounces of DS Laboratories Spectral DNC Breakthrough Hair Loss Treatment costs $52 ... Two examples are Frederic Fekkai More Nighttime Follicle Boosting Treatment for $35 and DS Laboratories Spectral ... In addition, DS Laboratories Spectral. (Suite101.com)

    Pressured Proteins: A Little Pressure In Proteomics Squeezes 4-hour Step Into A Minute  Jul 13, 2008
    24, 2008) Anovel method of using normalized spectral counts derived from a series of affinity purifications analyzed by mass spectrometry to generate a probabilistic measure of the preference of proteins to. (July 30, 2007) Biologists still have no clear idea how many active genes there are coding for proteins in humans and other organisms, even though for some species the genomes have been completely sequenced. (Science Daily)

    Diablo 3 Officially Announced  Jun 28, 2008
    Barbarian triggers a trap chest that spawns four spectral enemies around him. 12:21 -- The axe guy is the barbarian class. (IGN PC Games)

    Spectral announces continuing support for the combination of EAA(TM) and anti-endotoxin therapeutics  Jun 26, 2008
    - Data to be presented at International Shock Congress by sepsis thought leaders - TORONTO, June 26 /CNW/ - Spectral Diagnostics Inc. (TSX: SDI) today announced the presentation of data that demonstrates the combined clinical effectiveness of its Endotoxin Activity Assay (EAA(TM)), the only FDA cleared diagnostic for the measurement of endotoxin, to identify patients with elevated endotoxin levels and to guide endotoxin reducing strategies, such as Toray Medical's therapeutic column,... (Canada Newswire)

    Novel X-ray Source Could Be Brightest In The World  Jun 23, 2008
    The brightness, or more precisely the spectral brightness, is proportional to the intensity of coherent photons per unit spectral bandwidth. It is a standard figure of merits for the strength and purity of an x-ray source. (Science Daily)

    Siemens' New Ultrasound Platform Revolutionizes the Paradigm of Echocardiography  Jun 8, 2008
    The 4Z1c is a single transducer solution for adult echo applications that provides all the modes needed: volume imaging, 2D, M-mode, color Doppler, and spectral Doppler. This breakthrough technology showcases Siemens' acoustic mastery and delivers on the long-awaited promise of true volume imaging for every patient. (PR Newswire)

    Chaotic Lasers Tamed  May 28, 2008
    Its properties for example cellular composition and density determine the spectral signature of the light formed by the tissue. If an organ contains a tumour, the light will be scattered differently compared to a healthy organ. (Science Daily)

    Make way for the Mob squad  May 22, 2008
    D. Wayne, though, is a more substantial figure than the skeletal, spectral one I've seen over the years. But these boys are proper rock 'n' rollers. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)

    First Room-temperature Semiconductor Source Of Coherent Terahertz Radiation Demonstrated  May 21, 2008
    Using lasers in the Terahertz spectral range, which covers wavelengths from 30 to 300. has long presented a major hurdle to engineers. (Science Daily)

    Friday Finishers May 9  May 9, 2008
    The museum s spectral presence just north of Monument Square has been a major boost in the transformation of the city s Downtown and, along with the Wustum Museum of Fine Arts, has lured almost 50,000 visitors each year. The elevation of RAM to one of the nation s top craft museums comes in part because of the board s vision, the work of the museum s executive director, Bruce Pepich, and the dedication and patronage of Karen Johnson Boyd, who has donated significant collections through the... (Racine Journal Times, WI)

    Record-Setting Laser May Boost Search For Earthlike Planets 100 Fold  May 7, 2008
    Currently, astronomers instruments are calibrated with frequency standards that are limited in spectral coverage and stability. Frequency combs could be more accurate calibration tools, helping to pinpoint even smaller variations in starlight caused by tiny Earthlike planets. (Science Daily)

    Spectral and Toray expand collaboration to include new geographic territories  May 5, 2008
    TORONTO, May 5 /CNW/ - Spectral Diagnostics Inc. (TSX: SDI) today announced that it has expanded its relationship with Toray Medical Co. Ltd. for the marketing and sale of Spectral's Endotoxin Activity Assay (EAA(TM)), the only FDA cleared assay for the measurement of endotoxin. Under the terms of the new collaboration agreement, Spectral will have access to Toray's distributors in new geographic territories including China, India, Russia and Canada for the sales and promotion of EAA(TM) in... (Canada Newswire)

    Detecting dangerous chemicals with lasers, exploring the brain's circuitry with light and more  Apr 23, 2008
    The neuronal activity modulates the electron density at the surface of the nanoparticle, which causes an observable spectral shift that the researchers can monitor ... The chip holds an array of 32 lasers, each emitting a distinct wavelength and together covering a broad spectral range in the infrared region. (EurekAlert!)

    Health Disparities: Genetics Plays An Important Role In Cancer Detection, Prognosis Among Minorities  Apr 19, 2008
    Using an African-American prostate cancer case-control collection, the researchers observed that the bioconjugated QDs displayed a spectral shift of the maximum position on average by 4 nm in comparison with nonconjugated QDs. "The benefit of the observation may lie in the fact that the shift is different for each antibody, thus will show a peak at different wavelengths," the researchers reported. (Science Daily)

    Indian origin US scientist sees Tumors deep inside the body  Apr 5, 2008
    This sort of scattering pattern is unique to each type of molecule and can be measured scientifically, which is also called as spectral fingerprint. Gambhir has elaborated that this techniques has been developed from currently popular Positron Emission Tomography (PET) techniques that was discovered 20 or 30 years ago but could not be used in this field. (Newstrack India)

    Wayne McGregor: Mind in Motion  Apr 5, 2008
    In Sulphur 16 (1998), his dancers performed among spectral computer-generated figures, as if in a human-scale chess game. In Nemesis (2002), inspired in part by insect behavior, his dancers dueled with prosthetic steel arm extensions to a soundtrack incorporating mobile-phone conversations. (Time.com)

    Easy ways to other Earths  Apr 4, 2008
    Astro-combs' should allow astronomers to measure the spectral lines of starlight with a precision as much as 60 times greater than the current state-of-the-art technique, say the authors of the paper, who are based at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics in Cambridge, Massachusetts. As planets swing around stars, they induce movement that causes slight shifts in the stars' spectral lines. (Nature News Service)

    Remarkable Tool 'Sees' Internal Body Details 1,000 Times Smaller Than Ever Before  Apr 3, 2008
    This scattering pattern, called a spectral fingerprint, is unique to each type of molecule and can be measured ... To be able to detect molecular events, said Zavaleta, they labeled separate batches of spectrally unique Raman nanoparticles with different "tags" - peptides or antibodies - and then injected them into the body simultaneously to see where they went. (Science Daily)

    Experts shine light on tiny tumors  Apr 2, 2008
    The scattering pattern which is created is known as a spectral fingerprint, and is unique to each kind of molecule, helping to determine a material's molecular composition and structure. The team believes this is the first time the technique has been adapted to provide images from inside the human body. (India Times, India -- Health/Science)

    Real-time Imaging Device May Improve Surgery For Congenital Colon Disease  Mar 31, 2008
    31, 2008) Researchers at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center are developing a spectral imaging system that could result in shorter operating times for infants undergoing surgery for Hirschsprung's disease, according to a mouse study reported in the Journal of Biophotonics ... The study documents that in addition to its diagnostic potential, spectral imaging may provide an "optical biopsy," allowing precise localization of a needed intervention ... Spectral imaging is based on the fact that light... (Science Daily)

    You couldn't make it up  Mar 27, 2008
    Blair was such a strange, spectral figure that when he went, it was like, after being in your face for 10 years, he just evaporated ... "A lot of people felt like the confused girl on YouTube, he thinks. "Blair was such a strange, spectral figure that when he went, it was like, after being in your face for 10 years, he just evaporated. (Guardian Unlimited -- Politics)

    Obama as C-in-C?  Mar 27, 2008
    A mini black hole of an avant-garde design whose motor sequence develops inertia, spectral speed, speed equal to or higher than that of light, and scientifically controlled reversibility of the phenomenon. What a new synthesis, but also what a liberation. (Human Events Online)

    Ingredients for life found on extrasolar planet  Mar 20, 2008
    Indeed, later last year, Tinetti used the Spitzer telescope to make crude spectral measurements of light coming through the planet's atmosphere while it was eclipsing its sun and found evidence of water absorption. Swain said those measurements fitted perfectly with the abundance of water on the Vulpecula planet derived from the team's new observations. (International Herald Tribune -- Health)

    Harriet Casdin-Silver, 83; holographic art pioneer  Mar 15, 2008
    "She uses holography's eerie see-through quality to create spectral figures. She chops single figures into sections or folds them to fit a smallish frame, creating effects both poignant and provocative.". Years at the cutting edge of technology allowed Ms. Casdin-Silver to push the envelope of holography, and at the same time she expanded the boundaries of acceptable subject matter. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- World)

    Spectral appoints Anthony Bihl to Board of Directors  Mar 7, 2008
    TORONTO, March 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - Spectral Diagnostics Inc. (TSX:SDI) today announced that Mr. Anthony Bihl has been appointed to the Company's Board of Directors. "As the former CEO of Siemens Medical Solutions Diagnostics, a combination of the former Bayer Diagnostics and Diagnostic Products Corporation, Mr. Bihl will be a valuable addition to our Board," said Dr. Paul Walker, President and CEO of Spectral Diagnostics ... "Mr. Bihl is a 25 year veteran in the field of diagnostics and... (PR Newswire)

    'Power Napping' In Pigeons  Mar 7, 2008
    Increased EEG spectral power density during sleep following short-term deprivation in pigeons (Columba livia): evidence for avian sleep homeostasis. Journal of Sleep Research (2008), Online Early Articles, February 27, 2008. (Science Daily)

    Black pups face doggie discrimination  Mar 6, 2008
    In British folklore, such as stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Sir Walter Scott, the black dog is a creepy, spectral figure that haunts cemeteries and is an omen of death. (Non-lit geeks who've never heard of those stories have at least seen "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban," in which a big black dog called the Grim stalks Harry. (MSNBC -- Terrorism)

    Scientists identify origin of hiss in upper atmosphere  Mar 6, 2008
    "Here, we show that a different wave type, called chorus, can propagate into the plasmasphere from tens of thousands of kilometers away and evolve into hiss. Our new model naturally accounts for the observed frequency band of hiss, its incoherent nature, its day-night asymmetry in intensity, its association with solar activity and its spatial distribution. "The connection between chorus and hiss is very interesting because chorus is instrumental in the formation of high-energy electrons outside... (EurekAlert!)

    Plugging the laser gap  Mar 4, 2008
    For instance, 2- to 4-micron lasers could be used as spectral scanners to reveal chemical composition and for tight-beam communications channels that are nearly impossible to intercept. Conventional lasers energize electrons that emit a single photon by jumping from the semiconductor's conduction band to its valence band. (EETimes)

    Spectral announces data on the clinical utility of EAA(TM) to be presented at 12th Annual Critical Care for Endotoxemia Conference in Japan  Feb 28, 2008
    With Japan being one of the leading nations that emphasize the importance of endotoxin and its role in sepsis, our unique EAA(TM) diagnostic plays a prominent role in patient care," said Dr. Paul Walker, President and CEO of Spectral Diagnostics. "This data supports our expanded distribution relationship with Toray, which commenced last quarter. Toray's therapeutic column, Toraymyxin, is highly effective in removing endotoxin from the bloodstream and together with EAA(TM) has been recognized in... (Canada Newswire)

    Book extract  Feb 20, 2008
    It existed in the spectral realm of myth, where its relationship to the illusion of security was symbiotic and self-perpetuating - each ginned-up generalisation validating the existence of the other. The myth of American invincibility required this mirage of womanly dependency, the illusion of a helpless family circle in need of protection from a menacing world. (Guardian Unlimited -- World)

    Scientists using laser light to detect potential diseases via breath samples, says new study  Feb 19, 2008
    Each comb line, or "tooth," is tuned to a distinct frequency of a particular molecule's vibration or rotation, and the entire comb covers a broad spectral range -- much like a rainbow of colors -- that can identify thousands of different molecules. Laser light can detect and distinguish specific molecules because different molecules vibrate and rotate at certain distinct resonant frequencies that depend on their composition and structure, he said. (EurekAlert!)

    Optimal band imaging with endoscopy facilitates the diagnosis of depressed-type early gastric cancer  Feb 19, 2008
    In contrast to narrow band imaging, in which the bandwidth of spectral transmittance is narrowed by optical filters, the OBI system is based on a new spectral estimation technique that replaces the need for optical filters. OBI takes an ordinary endoscopic image from the video processor and arithmetically processes the reflected photons to reconstitute virtual images for a choice of different wavelengths. (EurekAlert!)

    Laser light may be able to detect diseases on the breath  Feb 18, 2008
    The remarkable combination of a broad spectral coverage of the entire comb and a sharp spectral resolution of individual comb lines allows them to sensitively identify many different molecules, as they show in their paper. While the efficacy of this technique has yet to be evaluated in clinical trials, monitoring the breath for such biomarkers is an attractive approach to medicine because breath analysis is the ultimate non-invasive and low-cost procedure. (EurekAlert!)

    Hearing The Sound Of Quantum Drums  Feb 9, 2008
    Just as in the normal world, two nanostructures with different shapes can resonate in the same way, a phenomenon known as isospectrality ... The research may also have connections to string theory, used by cosmologists attempting to understand the structure of the universe, Manoharan said: "There is somehow embedded into the topology of our universe this bizarre spectral ambiguity." String theories describe complex surfaces that are higher-dimensional analogues of these two-dimensional quantum... (Science Daily)

    Smoking Linked To Sleep Disturbances  Feb 7, 2008
    An additional strength of this study was that sleep architecture was analyzed using both the conventional method of visual classification of electroencephalogram (EEG) patterns and through power spectral analysis of the EEG, which relies on a mathematical analysis of different frequencies contained within the sleep EEG. ... Spectral analysis allows us to more objectively classify the sleep EEG signals and helps detect subtle changes that may have been overlooked with visual scoring ... However,... (Science Daily (press release))

    Monitoring Equipment Health  Feb 6, 2008
    HONEYWELL & SKFS OneWireless equipment health monitoring device will wirelessly transmit complete spectral information (vibration amplitude, operating parameters) from the field to the plant control room, reducing equipment failures and lowering maintenance costs. The compact, 8-channel monitoring device collects acceleration, velocity, temperature, and bearing condition data and delivers it to process operators and maintenance personnel to alert them of any equipment problems. (33Metalproducing)

    Under the Hood: Cordless phone's next phase  Feb 5, 2008
    Within the DECT standard, radio traffic is both time- and frequency-division multiplexed: Multiple timeslots for downlink/uplink combine with multiple RF channels per timeslot to maximize spectral efficiency and security. The quarter-watt maximum power is far lower, on average, given that only a single channel slot of the 24 available gets used during time-division multiplexing. (EETimes)

    'The Eye': Second Sight, By Kurt Loder  Feb 2, 2008
    Like, one night, lying in her hospital bed, she sees a spectral figure enter the room and lead away the old woman in the bed next to hers. When Sydney wakes up the next day, she's told the old woman died in the night. (VHI.com -- Music News)

    2 unusual older stars giving birth to second wave of planets  Jan 10, 2008
    "Rather, lithium has been heavily processed, as appropriate for old stars. Other spectral measurements also indicate it is a much older star.". As seen from Earth, some 75 percent of BP Piscium's radiant energy is being converted by the dust particles into infrared light, and about 12 percent of TYCHO 4144 329 2's. (EurekAlert!)

    How do you test ZigBee transmitters?  Dec 26, 2007
    The spectral emissions of a ZigBee transmitter will dictate its interoperability with other devices in the industrial, scientific and medical (ISM) band ... The most common spectral measurements performed include power spectral density, occupied bandwidth, power in upper and lower bands, and total power in band ... ZigBee Tx spectrum analysis Power spectral density describes how the power of a given packet is spread over a broad frequency range. (EETimes)

    Early treatment stops epilepsy in its tracks  Dec 14, 2007
    Using a combination of molecular profiling, electroencephalogram (EEG) recordings, and power spectral analysis, Blumenfeld and his colleagues demonstrated that ethosuximide effectively blocked the expression of an epilepsy-associated maladaptive protein within neurons of the brain and reduced the number of seizures in treated animals. These findings prove that prevention of epilepsy in people is an achievable goal, Blumenfeld said. (EurekAlert!)

    Compact, Wavelength-on-demand Quantum Cascade Laser Chip Offers Ultra-sensitive Chemical Sensing  Dec 7, 2007
    "As a first application we have shown that these widely tunable and extremely compact sensors can measure the spectrum of liquids with the same accuracy and reproducibility of state-of-the-art infrared spectrometers, but with inherently greater spectral resolution.". This research is published in the Dec. 3 issue of Applied Physics Letters. (Science Daily)

    Tales from the Tower of London  Dec 2, 2007
    Some of the most convincing reports of encounters with spectral beings are those from yeoman warders, all of them former military with long service and good conduct medals, and active military on duty at the landmark. During World War II, a sentry reported seeing a procession in 14th-century clothes descending Tower Hill while bearing a headless body on a stretcher. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)

    Philips unveils 256-slice Brilliance ict scanner  Nov 29, 2007
    The projects are: spectral CT imaging to quantify the amount of calcium in tissues such as calcified plaques and the ability to differentiate multiple contrast agents from anatomical structures in one-pass CT scans; advanced software algorithms to calculate the probability that a lung nodule is malignant, to search a database of prior cases with known diagnoses and present clinically relevant past cases to the user; patient-specific organ models for personalised radiology planning, therapy and... (Hindu)

    CRi Announces Maestro 2, the Next Generation in Vivo Optical Imaging Systems  Nov 27, 2007
    The Flex(TM) liquid crystal tunable filter (LCTF) provides fast, accurate spectral imaging from 500 to 950 nm, covering the full range of available in vivo fluorophores ... Maestro 2 provides increased sensitivity, automatic removal of autofluorescence for increase spectral contrast, and improved quantification of experimental results ... The software includes the Real Component Analysis(TM) (RCA) algorithm for automatic identification of spectral signatures and the Compute Spectra(TM) tool,... (PR Newswire)

    Full Story »  Nov 9, 2007
    Safdi was given and completed a complex project that involved using a wide bandwidth optical frequency comb to detect molecules a process designed to deliver high spectral resolution, wide spectral coverage, and high detection sensitivity for real-time monitoring of trace gases. The work the sophomore Safdi did was so good, Ye said, that it was published as part of an article in the journal Science, one of the most prestigious research publications on the planet. (Boulder Colorado Daily, CO)

    The cinematic stretch run is upon us  Nov 9, 2007
    30) is a thriller about a man whose special, spectral awareness during heart surgery involves his wife in a more than mental plot. The cast is topped by Hayden Christensen, Jessica Alba, Lena Olin, Terrence Howard. (San Diego Union-Tribune)

    At a Barnstable inn, the Mischievous Lady never checked in . . . or out  Nov 1, 2007
    No irrefutable evidence of spectral behavior has turned up. Comments in guestbooks dating back to 1994, the year the Traugots bought the place, dwell on the inn's many charms but rarely its otherworldly attractions. (Boston Globe -- Living)

    Tales of specter resurrected  Oct 31, 2007
    Morgan said she would eventually have to tell her spectral visitor that she intended to go to sleep, at which point whatever was putting weight on the corner of the bed would go away. Nighttime visitors alone were not the only strange events which occurred during Morgan's stay in the home. (Daily Iowan, IA)

    Ghostly Encounters  Oct 31, 2007
    Odd sights, sounds signal of spectral visitors. By ROGER W. HOSKINS. (Modesto Bee, CA)

    Mystery of Santa Fe ghost revealed  Oct 31, 2007
    The spectral image has attracted more than 132,000 hits since it popped up on YouTube. Benjamin Radford is the managing editor of Skeptical Inquirer magazine and an investigator of the bizarre and creepy. (WCAX.com, VT)

    Ghost Hunting 101: The burden of proof on 'spectral evidence'  Oct 30, 2007
    Ghost Hunting 101: The burden of proof on 'spectral evidence ... "I never believed in ghosts. I never believed in psychics," Kolek confessed to an audience at his recent ghost hunting seminar, Spectral Evidence: Ghost Hunting 101, held last Saturday night as part of Salem's Festival of the Dead. (Harrisburg Daily Register, IL)

    Optical antenna helps QC laser hit the spot  Oct 24, 2007
    -- Spectral scanners using tiny semiconductor quantum-cascade (QC) lasers hold promise for handheld devices that can Unfortunately, QC laser's wavelengths are measured in microns, limiting scanners to micron-scale resolution, since a focused laser's spot cannot ordinarily be smaller than its wavelength ... Spectral-photonic scanners utilizing this more focused quantum-cascade could image the submicron chemical composition of surfaces in real-time--from semiconductors to medical samples ... When... (EETimes)

    WHS's Dawn Smith joins URI salute to Rhody music  Oct 19, 2007
    The Concert Band, directed by Brian Cardany, will perform Friday, Oct. 19, at 8 p.m. The program will feature works by three modern composers, although the selections themselves range from a suite of Renaissance dances to a set of variations appropriate for the Halloween season, commemorating famous ghosts and other spectral occurrences. The URI Symphony Orchestra, under the direction of Ann Danis, will perform on Saturday, Oct. 20, also at 8 p.m. The program for their first concert of the... (Westerly Sun, RI)

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