30 Mar 2009 /
Amazing Foods
Need a quick mental boost?
It is said that an ounce of pickled ginger can temporarily raise your IQ by as many as 10 points.
Browse the link above to find a recipe or visit your favorite sushi bar when you need a moment of brilliance. [www.factropolis.com]
Do you like Japanese pickled ginger accompanies sushi? Shin-shoga (young ginger) is suitable for making pickled ginger. It has thin skin and changes its color to light pink when pickled. Spring and early summer are great times to make pickled ginger.
How to Make Pickled Ginger
Pickled Ginger Recipe
[Pickled Ginger Photo © 2007 Setsuko Yoshizuka, licensed to About.com, Inc.]
Tags: Would you really eat that?
Any Trekkies remember Dr. McCoy and the amazing Tricorder?
Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Imaging allows for a “Miracle Diagnosis” – Handheld Medical Scanner 800 Times More Sensitive Than Full-size Scanners…” developed by Harvard University start-up, T2 Biosystems, Inc. (Boston , MA).
According to blog author, Jason Mick, this “new scanner provides cancer, diabetes, and bacterial detection in the palm of your hand; also useful for anti-terrorist efforts.” His blog detailing how this device works is accessible by clicking here.
Or see Science Georgia Tech Creates Palm “Tricorder” Scanner Technology – Images from that site…
The mosaic filter can be paired with standard digital camera sensor chips to produce a cheap advanced multi-spectrum scanner. (Source: Georgia Tech’s Center for Assistive Technology and Environmental Access (CATEA))
The new tech allows cheap “tricorder”-like handheld multispectral scanners that analyze injury. (Source: Georgia Tech’s Center for Assistive Technology and Environmental Access (CATEA))Beam me up, Scottie!
Tags: What does that thing do?
This is for YOU – biotech and medtech professionals!
Take a break from our bleak economic news to have a little ooky fun.
From odd medical relics to amazing medical discoveries – get a peek into the future of medical care…if we dare.
Stay tuned for your mini-mental holidays by April Fools Day!
With weird regards -
Your WM Team
Tags: You think you know weird?
