Scope will have a nose for trouble
Researchers at the University of Colorado and a Wheat Ridge company are working on a better way to pick your nose.
Together with Quest Product Development, CU is developing the MicroFlex scope, an ultra-flexible, digitally controlled endoscope that can be used to diagnosis and treat sinus afflictions.
The MicroFlex – with a diameter of 3 millimeters – would give doctors remote-controlled access to very small spaces in the nasal cavity, and the ability to perform sensitive surgeries.
The group also wants to develop an endoscope 1 millimeter in diameter that would have potential use in the treatment of lung diseases.
Earlier this month, Quest and CU researchers submitted a National Institutes of Health Small Business Technology Transfer grant application for $992,000, to continue testing and commercialization of the MicroFlex. – Kimberly S. Johnson, The Denver Post
GPS can show you the back way
The Rand McNally GPS Navigator can tell you more than how to get from Point A to Point B. It can actually offer you suggestions for scenic trips.
This compact 7-ounce device has maps of the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico built in, along with thousands of points of interest, including restaurants. It also has 26 suggested routes.
You can tell the device to “go home” by programming in your address. The GPS Navigator also can chart multistop itineraries and allows you to detour around accidents or traffic jams. Rand McNally includes a paper copy of its “Road Atlas and Travel Guide” for Luddites in the car.
The $500 device, which can also play MP3 files, is available from www.randmcnally.com and various retailers.
While it cannot promise a good time, the GPS Navigator takes most of the work out of planning a nice trip in wine country or a coffee-fueled cruise down Route 66. – John Biggs, The New York Times
