Computer simulator allows visually-impaired to drive
This release is available in Spanish . A team of researchers from the University of Granada , in collaboration with the University of Murcia, has developed a visual aid device which significantly improves the vision of sight impaired patients; especially those suffering from pathologies wi...B-Line Medical(R) and Surgical Science Sign Data Integration Agreement for LapSim(R) Simulator
WASHINGTON and MINNEAPOLIS, July 8 /PRNewswire/ -- B-Line Medical, LLC, and Surgical Science today announced a data integration partnership enabling seamless integration of B-Line Medical's SimCapture(R) product and Surgical Science's LapSim product portfolio. SimCapture is an all-in-one solution ...Robotics insights through flies' eyes
...created an unusual research environment: a flight simulator for flies. Here they're investigating what goes on...wn movement so efficiently. They've built a flight simulator for flies under the leadership of neurobiologist P...nt image analysis. Insights gained from the flight simulator for flies through the scientific interplay CoTeSy...Highlights of Economic and Business Growth in the Tampa Bay Region (News Briefs)
...ble in two models, one built specifically for nursing education and one for pre-hospital training. At only $27,000 each, METIman is the lowest prices simulator available today. More than 5,000 METI simulators are in use at organizations around the world, including the Mayo Clinic, Harvard University, Cornell...B-Line Medical(R) and Mentice, Inc. Announce Data Integration Partnership
...es offered by both companies and highlights our shared commitment to making simulator data open, accessible, and available to clients." Using its unique Sim...digital format, handles annotation and debriefing, integrates with multiple simulator types (including both VR devices and mannequins), and automatically assembl...Simbionix Signs Agreement With the European Association for Endoscopic Surgery
...ts, including eLearning and simulation-based assessment elements. According to the agreement signed last week, the sophisticated LAP Mentor(TM) simulator from Simbionix will become the exclusive assessment tool for the new curriculum. Simbionix is also providing its new learning management system, Mento...Tourtellotte Solutions Blazes Trail with New Release of Clinical Trial Supply Chain Simulator
tcVisualize(TM) 3.0 with Monte Carlo brings predictability to whole range of Phase II, III and IV Clinical Trials WAYLAND, Mass., Sept. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Tourtellotte Solutions, a global leader in off-the-shelf and custom supply chain software for the biopharmaceutical, retail, a...Vascular Surgeons Agree: Case Rehearsal Improves Outcomes
...mount of contrast used, and that the operative and simulator outcomes were similar. An abstract of the study ...ent Specific Case Rehearsals Using an Endovascular simulator Prior to Carotid Artery Stenting Sean J Hislop, ...natomy can be modeled using CTA on an endovascular simulator and whether preoperative patient-specific case reh...EYESI Ophthalmosurgical Simulator
Description: EYESI is a simulator for intraocular surgery. The use of advanced computer technology gives the surgeon the feeling that he is experiencing real intraocular surgery. During simulated surgery the surgeon uses instruments that feel and function just like the real ones. The view through the EYESI micr...Development of an artificial simulator of the nervous system to do research into diseases
This release is available in Spanish . Researchers of the University of Granada have developed a simulator, so-called EDLUT ('Event driven look up table based simulator'), which permits to reproduce any part of the body's nervous system, such as the retina, the cerebellum, the hearing c...AGU journal highlights -- Aug. 6, 2009
...torologie Dynamique, IPSL, ENS, CNRS, Paris, France; B. Chapron: Laboratoire d'Ocanographie spatiale, IFREMER, Plouzan, France; H. Sasaki: Earth simulator Center, JAMSTEC, Yokohama, Japan. Source: Geophysical Research Letters (GRL) paper 10.1029/2009GL038359, 2009; http://dx.doi.org/10.1029/2009GL0...DOE-funded research projects win 46 R&D 100 Awards for 2009
...ab.gov/final/News/2009rel/R&D100.html Virtual Engineering Process simulator Interface enables process and energy industries engineers to design next-g.... (Jointly with Nalco-Mobotec, Orinda, CA) Virtual Engineering Process simulator Interface (VE-PSI) jointly with Ames National Laboratory. See their listin...University of Miami receives stimulus funds for study of hurricane impacts on structures, ecosystems
...AIN) research facility and a Marine Life Science Center. The SUSTAIN laboratory will be the only facility in the world with a wind-wave-storm surge simulator capable of generating hurricane force winds in a 3D test environment. The seawater pumped into the new building daily will allow scientists to directl...Lifecycles of tropical cyclones predicted in global computer model
... and the University of Tokyo. The model, called the Nonhydrostatic ICosahedral Atmospheric Model (NICAM), was developed for the supercomputer Earth simulator at JAMSTEC. Given the atmospheric conditions that were present 1-2 weeks before the observed cyclones formed, the model successfully reproduced the bi...Japanese and German researchers meet to discuss climate change
... climate change research and has made a decisive contribution to pushing the development of climate models forwards, first and foremost with the Earth simulator in Yokohama, the worlds largest climate modelling computer, said Claussen. One of the most powerful models is the high-resolution atmosphere-ocean cou...Spaceflight shown to alter ability of bacteria to cause disease
...e type of tubes used for flight and incubated them in a special room at the NASA Kennedy Space Center called the orbital environmental simulator. This simulator is linked in real-time to the shuttle, and duplicates the exact temperature, humidity and growth conditions of the shuttle, with the exception that th...Virtual-reality welding simulator an opportunity for Chippewa Valley college
Eau Claire, Wis. A digital welding simulator that could also help expand the use of virtual reality in several educational programs was demonstrated on Wednesday at Chippewa Valley Technical College . The Virtual Reality Welding Trainer, which was co-developed by the visual technology firm ...AstraZeneca Calls on All Americans to Join US AGAINST ATHERO to Fight the Nation's Number One Killer
...(NYSE: AZN ) today announced the launch of the 2009 US AGAINST ATHERO tour featuring the Artery Explorer -- a state-of-the-art, multisensory, motion simulator that helps people visualize atherosclerosis (athero), the progressive buildup of plaque inside the arteries. The Artery Explorer kicks off its nationw...Simbionix Increases Product Offerings for OB/GYN Physicians
...r with Simbionix, the market leader in surgical simulation," adds VirtaMed CEO Stefan Tuchschmid. "Simbionix is a partner that will ensure the HystSim simulator is available globally. We truly appreciate Simbionix' commitment to provide the best possible training for surgeons in every field." VirtaMed H...Simbionix Raises Largest Amount in Company's History in Venture Capital to Accelerate Growth
... as well as our emerging products - that includes the recently launched PROcedure Rehearsal Studio, a truly revolutionary virtual reality endovascular simulator with unprecedented hands-on, "patient-specific training capabilities," he added. "Simbionix works closely with global leaders in healthcare, both on t...Mentice, Inc. and Education Management Solutions, Inc. Form OEM Partnership
...re excited to partner with EMS and bundle its technology with the Mentice VIST(TM)," said Tim Shannon, VP of Sales and Marketing, Americas. "While the simulator facilitates the training of basic and complex interventional techniques, MenticeSIM(TM) provides the added benefits of both technical and cognitive as...Simbionix Launches Innovative Patient-Specific Simulation
... to operating room reality. The PROcedure Rehearsal Studio(TM), Simbionix' latest innovative medical simulation system, is the world's first medical simulator that enables clinicians to create practice scenarios based on their patient's unique pathology and anatomy. Dr. Karl Illig, Chief of Vascular Surger...ORBIS and Alcon Train China's Next Generation of Sight-Savers
... China's leading cause of blindness. Residents will also benefit from clinics on retinal disease and neuro-ophthalmology and from wet lab and surgical simulator sessions. "ORBIS' approach is to tailor each of its programs to the educational needs of its hosts and the eye care needs of the local people," said...