ScienceMag said:Wireless sensors are ubiquitous, providing a steady stream of information on anything from our physical activity to changes occurring in the world's oceans. Now, scientists have developed a tiny form of the data-gathering tool, designed for an area that has so far escaped its reach: our teeth.
The 2-millimeter-by-2-millimeter devices (pictured) are made up of a film of polymers that detects chemicals in its environment. Sandwiched between two square-shaped gold rings that act as antennas, the sensor can transmit information on what's going on—or what's being chewed on—in our mouth to a digital device, such as a smartphone. The type of compound the inner layer detects—salt, for example, or ethanol—determines the spectrum and intensity of the radiofrequency waves that the sensor transmits. Because the sensor uses the ambient radio-frequency signals that are already around us, it doesn't need a power supply.
The researchers tested their invention on people drinking alcohol, gargling mouthwash, or eating soup. In each case, the sensor was able to detect what the person was consuming by picking up on nutrients, the researchers will report next week in Advanced Materials.
The devices could help health care and clinical researchers find links between dietary intake and health and, in the long run, allow each of us to keep track of how what we consume is affecting our bodies.
And remember... always brush your sensor after eating, and before and after going to bed...http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2018/03/tiny-sensor-your-tooth-could-help-keep-you-healthy
A food sensor on your tooth! Nifty.
Warning:And remember... always brush your sensor after eating, and before and after going to bed...
Manufacturer not responsible for any AI takeover linked to this device.
AI takeover???? You mean the thing could actually force me to eat my broccoli?Proper Care and Maintenance:
Warning:
The Food Sensor 9000 will have you eating Brussel sprouts and kale before you know it!AI takeover???? You mean the thing could actually force me to eat my broccoli?![]()
In all seriousness, if anyone could develop a device that made me abhor sugars it would quite useful...The Food Sensor 9000 will have you eating Brussel sprouts and kale before you know it!
That's on the menu tonight!You mean the thing could actually force me to eat my broccoli?![]()
I was kidding... I like practically everything that is edible... (haven't tried that fermented fish finnish plate, though... and I don't think I'll ever will)That's on the menu tonight!
I have never understood why people do not like Brussel Sprouts!!
Max.
It's a skeletal conundrum made up of perplexing features. It's only 6 inches tall -- but initial estimates of the age of the bones were consistent with a child aged 6 to 8 years.
"Peter Dunsby (University of Cape Town) reports the detection of a very bright optical transient in the region between the Lagoon and Trifid Nebulae based on observations obtained from Cape Town on 20 March 2018, between 01:00 and 03:45 UT. The object was visible throughout the full duration of the observations and not seen when this field was observed previously (08 March 2018). The optical transients is at least first magnitude and is located at the following coordinates: RA (2000): 18h 04m 50s Declination (2000.0): -23d 29m 58s The coordinates are accurate to a few arcseconds. There is no obvious counterpart at this position on the Digital Sky Survey plates. Observations were obtained using an 80mm refractor. The attached URL show the image of this field (2.3 x 1.7 degrees, plate scale of 9 arcseconds per pixel) on 20 March 2018. The optical transient is the brightest star in the field. Further observations are strongly encouraged to establish the nature of this very bright optical transient. "
My mother would tell us that this would happen to us if we did not eat out Greens!Alien skeleton mystery solved:
A teen in Minnesota hit a bit of a snag during her driving test Wednesday afternoon when she accidentally crashed into the building of the exam office, police said.
And remember... always brush your sensor after eating, and before and after going to bed...
They just couldn't leave the sweet tooth alone...scientists...it never stops...what's next, the improved green thumb?http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2018/03/tiny-sensor-your-tooth-could-help-keep-you-healthy
A food sensor on your tooth! Nifty.
“Is a hot dog a sandwich?” he asked the long serving Justice Ginsburg in a one-on-one interview. “You tell me what a sandwich is and then I’ll tell you if a hot dog is a sandwich,” she tactfully replied
It's been finally settled... and now I can sleep at ease at night... a Hot Dog is indeed, a sandwich: