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ArchiverArchiver Posts: 46,084
edited 2003-09-08 17:40 in General Discussion
Dear Friends

We are a group of 5 engineering students looking for a neat project
ideas. Prefebably biomedical project becasue it is out instructor
interest. I was wondering if any of you guys have a nice new idea
that might want to share with us.


Thank you

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  • ArchiverArchiver Posts: 46,084
    edited 2003-09-05 04:35
    A mechanical hand would be nice. Would need to pick up signals from the brain
    for it's operation..

    OR

    How about a translator that allow us to "see" in other parts of the sprectum.
    Ever wonder what it would look like at night, if you could "see" radio waves?
    How about being able to 'see' the earth's magnetics field?


    Leroy

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  • ArchiverArchiver Posts: 46,084
    edited 2003-09-05 15:03
    I've always wanted a universal learning programmed
    remote control with a timer. I would use this to
    syncronize turn-on and channel select of a cable
    box, VCR, and television.

    You could add to this a 'puff' interface, so
    quadraplegics could use it to watch TV. With
    an X10 interface, they could control lights.

    OR -- an LED based comm system that could be
    implanted in a patient. The inside part would
    blink an LED. The outside part would be placed
    on top of the skin against the LED, and 'read'
    the data. Data collected could be temperature,
    blood pressure, etc. logged over a long term.

    OR -- build a distance to sound converter. This
    would work like a 'radar', with audible output,
    which got higher as things got closer. The user
    could 'scan' it around his surroundings, to
    determine how far away things were. You'd need
    a 'focussed beam', so the user could 'scan'
    it and get directionality of response.


    --- In basicstamps@yahoogroups.com, "Leroy Hall" <leroy@f...> wrote:
    > A mechanical hand would be nice. Would need to pick up signals
    from the brain
    > for it's operation..
    >
    > OR
    >
    > How about a translator that allow us to "see" in other parts of the
    sprectum.
    > Ever wonder what it would look like at night, if you could "see"
    radio waves?
    > How about being able to 'see' the earth's magnetics field?
    >
    >
    > Leroy
    >
    > : Dear Friends
    > :
    > : We are a group of 5 engineering students looking for a neat
    project
    > : ideas. Prefebably biomedical project becasue it is out instructor
    > : interest. I was wondering if any of you guys have a nice new idea
    > : that might want to share with us.
    > :
    > :
    > : Thank you
    > :
    > :
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  • ArchiverArchiver Posts: 46,084
    edited 2003-09-05 16:13
    They have it -- its called a VCR+. There are also other "as seen on TV"
    products like the VCR Co-Pilot that do the same thing.

    My idea would be to make a smart caller ID box that would filter /
    reject calls by the name or by the prefix. In that way you could block
    telemarketers that call from different numbers or that use different
    names to thwart normal efforts to block them. It would be a medical
    device because your blood pressure would be lower from not dealing with
    the morons.


    > I've always wanted a universal learning programmed
    > remote control with a timer. I would use this to
    > syncronize turn-on and channel select of a cable
    > box, VCR, and television.
  • ArchiverArchiver Posts: 46,084
    edited 2003-09-05 16:19
    I've never seen a universal, learning remote
    which can be programmed -- ie, I can tweak
    the code myself. I've been looking for this
    for some time. Of course, I've been wanting
    to spend $50.00 or less for such a product.

    Also, the 'learning remote' part is so I can
    control an IR tape deck, and stereo receiver,
    (both by different manufacturers) and record
    the Diane Reihm show.

    It MUST contain a good timer so it can turn
    things on and off on a timed basis.

    So no, I havn't seen this combination of
    features in any off the shelf product. Not
    VCR+, nor VCR Co-Pilot (only does ONE program,
    AND it won't control my cassetted deck).

    But thanks for the attempt. If it does exist
    off-the-shelf, I'd like to know about it.


    --- In basicstamps@yahoogroups.com, Bill Boyer <daweasel@s...> wrote:
    > They have it -- its called a VCR+. There are also other "as seen on
    TV"
    > products like the VCR Co-Pilot that do the same thing.
    >
    > My idea would be to make a smart caller ID box that would filter /
    > reject calls by the name or by the prefix. In that way you could
    block
    > telemarketers that call from different numbers or that use different
    > names to thwart normal efforts to block them. It would be a medical
    > device because your blood pressure would be lower from not dealing
    with
    > the morons.
    >
    >
    > > I've always wanted a universal learning programmed
    > > remote control with a timer. I would use this to
    > > syncronize turn-on and channel select of a cable
    > > box, VCR, and television.
  • ArchiverArchiver Posts: 46,084
    edited 2003-09-05 16:27
    You could even implement VideoPlus on the stamp itself
    http://users.ox.ac.uk/~uzdm0006/VideoPlus+TM.html
    This site has code for a ZX Spectrum that will generate date and time from
    upto 6 digit videoplus numbers



    Original Message
    From: Allan Lane [noparse]/noparse]mailto:[url=http://forums.parallaxinc.com/group/basicstamps/post?postID=DOOykyjFaWFzXN4IEDkZpjfZFVrpxNvprFK-BvV5Bh9D0DXqAzefkTXS0_dqXjyB-keo7EKKORdNHK20_QrtiASWYA]allan.lane@h...[/url
    Sent: Friday, September 05, 2003 4:20 PM
    To: basicstamps@yahoogroups.com
    Subject: [noparse][[/noparse]basicstamps] Re: Looking for a project


    I've never seen a universal, learning remote
    which can be programmed -- ie, I can tweak
    the code myself. I've been looking for this
    for some time. Of course, I've been wanting
    to spend $50.00 or less for such a product.

    Also, the 'learning remote' part is so I can
    control an IR tape deck, and stereo receiver,
    (both by different manufacturers) and record
    the Diane Reihm show.

    It MUST contain a good timer so it can turn
    things on and off on a timed basis.

    So no, I havn't seen this combination of
    features in any off the shelf product. Not
    VCR+, nor VCR Co-Pilot (only does ONE program,
    AND it won't control my cassetted deck).

    But thanks for the attempt. If it does exist
    off-the-shelf, I'd like to know about it.


    --- In basicstamps@yahoogroups.com, Bill Boyer <daweasel@s...> wrote:
    > They have it -- its called a VCR+. There are also other "as seen on
    TV"
    > products like the VCR Co-Pilot that do the same thing.
    >
    > My idea would be to make a smart caller ID box that would filter /
    > reject calls by the name or by the prefix. In that way you could
    block
    > telemarketers that call from different numbers or that use different
    > names to thwart normal efforts to block them. It would be a medical
    > device because your blood pressure would be lower from not dealing
    with
    > the morons.
    >
    >
    > > I've always wanted a universal learning programmed
    > > remote control with a timer. I would use this to
    > > syncronize turn-on and channel select of a cable
    > > box, VCR, and television.


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  • ArchiverArchiver Posts: 46,084
    edited 2003-09-05 18:18
    If you can detect telomerase expressing "bad cells" in the blood, through
    the skin, or from a small blood sample like a finger stick, you could make a
    cancer detector. I know this sounds crazy but 90% of all human cancer
    expresses telomerase within and on the surface of the cell, while normal
    ones generally do not express it. This of course would be more of a career
    than a project,,, but you wouldn't have to work anymore if it worked out.
    I'm qualified to help you with the latter task. :-)

    Bill

    Original Message
    From: NIMA [noparse]/noparse]mailto:[url=http://forums.parallaxinc.com/group/basicstamps/post?postID=Aop7FgvONE5ZPDbZ7okBk_n9elgCP4x3op74HkKLTmK1wkaXoyOGcxog3o7V3iHcFUDfcxn7AkjWug]nimjah@y...[/url
    Sent: Thursday, September 04, 2003 9:14 PM
    To: basicstamps@yahoogroups.com
    Subject: [noparse][[/noparse]basicstamps] Looking for a project


    Dear Friends

    We are a group of 5 engineering students looking for a neat project
    ideas. Prefebably biomedical project becasue it is out instructor
    interest. I was wondering if any of you guys have a nice new idea
    that might want to share with us.


    Thank you


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  • ArchiverArchiver Posts: 46,084
    edited 2003-09-05 18:59
    On Fri, 5 Sep 2003, Allan Lane wrote:

    > Also, the 'learning remote' part is so I can
    > control an IR tape deck, and stereo receiver,
    > (both by different manufacturers) and record
    > the Diane Reihm show.

    I think it would be much more interesting to come up with a device that
    would make diane not sound like kate hepburn after 9 beers, but what do I
    know? It seems odd that you'd want to actually record it.

    Sean T. Lamont, Chief Mad Scientist |-- lamont@a...
    Zen Chemical Productions |-- http://www.zenchemical.com
    Fabricators of Unnecessary Amazement
  • ArchiverArchiver Posts: 46,084
    edited 2003-09-05 19:00
    --- In basicstamps@yahoogroups.com, "NIMA" <nimjah@y...> wrote:
    > Dear Friends
    >
    > We are a group of 5 engineering students looking for a neat project
    > ideas. Prefebably biomedical project becasue it is out instructor
    > interest. I was wondering if any of you guys have a nice new idea
    > that might want to share with us.
    >
    >
    > Thank you



    what about a wearable bio monitor.

    heart rate, blood pressure ? that sort of thing.

    could be used for atheletes for monitoring their workout, or at-rist
    patients going for a walk/jog.

    connect it to the caller-id idea and it would hang up the phone with
    any high signals.

    btw, if you make these, does the one who gave you the idea get some
    honorable mention, and maybe a finished unit ?

    Dave
  • ArchiverArchiver Posts: 46,084
    edited 2003-09-05 20:29
    the problem is that all cells have telomerase within themselves.
    although healthy cells don't express it on the cell surface, it would
    be hard to distinguish between the two situations. Also, the red
    blood cells in blood wouldn't be cancerous themselves (so you
    wouldn't see the telomerase on blood cell surfaces), and if there was
    excess telomerase in the blood (having 'washed' off of cancerous
    cells), it wouldn't help in localizing the cancer.

    --- In basicstamps@yahoogroups.com, "Bill Katakis" <bkatakis@a...>
    wrote:
    > If you can detect telomerase expressing "bad cells" in the blood,
    through
    > the skin, or from a small blood sample like a finger stick, you
    could make a
    > cancer detector. I know this sounds crazy but 90% of all human
    cancer
    > expresses telomerase within and on the surface of the cell, while
    normal
    > ones generally do not express it. This of course would be more of
    a career
    > than a project,,, but you wouldn't have to work anymore if it
    worked out.
    > I'm qualified to help you with the latter task. :-)
    >
    > Bill
    >
    >
    Original Message
    > From: NIMA [noparse][[/noparse]mailto:nimjah@y...]
    > Sent: Thursday, September 04, 2003 9:14 PM
    > To: basicstamps@yahoogroups.com
    > Subject: [noparse][[/noparse]basicstamps] Looking for a project
    >
    >
    > Dear Friends
    >
    > We are a group of 5 engineering students looking for a neat project
    > ideas. Prefebably biomedical project becasue it is out instructor
    > interest. I was wondering if any of you guys have a nice new idea
    > that might want to share with us.
    >
    >
    > Thank you
    >
    >
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  • ArchiverArchiver Posts: 46,084
    edited 2003-09-05 20:58
    Geron corporation has just made a vaccine that is able to recognize the
    expression of cancer on the surface of the cell and send the immune system
    after it. It's called TVAX and it's just starting up a phase 2 human trial.
    It kills cancer cells that express telomerase. In phase one trial it
    appears to have done a good job of eliminating metastatic prostate cancer
    cells. So there must be some valid surface expression. Since the physical
    binding properties for the surface expression of telomerase might be known
    and available, it could be that a cheaper substance could be used to mark
    bad cells for detection,, cheaper than the vaccine or the telomerase
    inhibitors (same company). The sheer presence of a quantity x of telomerase
    will become a pretty positive test for cancer. Geron's vaccine reduced
    cancer cells in the blood by up to a thousand fold. That was after only 3
    injections of the vaccine which is derived from the patients own blood. As
    I understand it the toxicity is nearly zero. The company has developed both
    a vaccine and telomerase inhibitors, and also a oncovirus that ONLY targets
    cancer cells. They just got a milestone payment from Novartis so its valid.
    Look at www.geron.com It would be great to make a machine that was a lot
    cheaper than the current process to detect cancer. I called Geron today
    and suggested that they use their telomerase detection methods combined with
    human cell cultures to make a product that would test new and existing
    chemicals for cancer/telomerase promotion. This is pretty new stuff and I'm
    only getting it from press releases and message boards for the stock , but I
    believe this company has an intimate knowledge of the external expression of
    telomerase. If the map of that expression were known, you could find
    something else to bind to it that would work with sensing equipment?? Stamp
    based of course.

    Bill Katakis

    Original Message
    From: Sam [noparse]/noparse]mailto:[url=http://forums.parallaxinc.com/group/basicstamps/post?postID=wnD8z4YfaYiaa66OfzWnGLhoHDMiWs7kY0c6VQ9GUZjmhcfmzsNzpou_l8-M6jjoaA00ZUWmfx1z2GI]hard-on@t...[/url
    Sent: Friday, September 05, 2003 3:30 PM
    To: basicstamps@yahoogroups.com
    Subject: [noparse][[/noparse]basicstamps] Re: Looking for a project


    the problem is that all cells have telomerase within themselves.
    although healthy cells don't express it on the cell surface, it would
    be hard to distinguish between the two situations. Also, the red
    blood cells in blood wouldn't be cancerous themselves (so you
    wouldn't see the telomerase on blood cell surfaces), and if there was
    excess telomerase in the blood (having 'washed' off of cancerous
    cells), it wouldn't help in localizing the cancer.

    --- In basicstamps@yahoogroups.com, "Bill Katakis" <bkatakis@a...>
    wrote:
    > If you can detect telomerase expressing "bad cells" in the blood,
    through
    > the skin, or from a small blood sample like a finger stick, you
    could make a
    > cancer detector. I know this sounds crazy but 90% of all human
    cancer
    > expresses telomerase within and on the surface of the cell, while
    normal
    > ones generally do not express it. This of course would be more of
    a career
    > than a project,,, but you wouldn't have to work anymore if it
    worked out.
    > I'm qualified to help you with the latter task. :-)
    >
    > Bill
    >
    >
    Original Message
    > From: NIMA [noparse][[/noparse]mailto:nimjah@y...]
    > Sent: Thursday, September 04, 2003 9:14 PM
    > To: basicstamps@yahoogroups.com
    > Subject: [noparse][[/noparse]basicstamps] Looking for a project
    >
    >
    > Dear Friends
    >
    > We are a group of 5 engineering students looking for a neat project
    > ideas. Prefebably biomedical project becasue it is out instructor
    > interest. I was wondering if any of you guys have a nice new idea
    > that might want to share with us.
    >
    >
    > Thank you
    >
    >
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  • ArchiverArchiver Posts: 46,084
    edited 2003-09-05 21:20
    Correction:

    I said,, "Geron corporation has just made a vaccine that is able to
    recognize the
    expression of cancer on the surface of the cell and send the immune system
    after it."



    I meant to say::::: Geron corporation has just made a vaccine that is able
    to recognize the
    expression of TELOMERASE on the surface of the cell and send the immune
    system
    after it.

    Bill
    Original Message
    From: Bill Katakis [noparse]/noparse]mailto:[url=http://forums.parallaxinc.com/group/basicstamps/post?postID=Z37eoLyaSz2S9j-rQWDTAEgLhe8uNybEb13f5dZHFtaENfz__Fm326OG9Y0JHA6VcF4oOVqNjxi8Qz4]bkatakis@a...[/url
    Sent: Friday, September 05, 2003 3:58 PM
    To: basicstamps@yahoogroups.com
    Subject: RE: [noparse][[/noparse]basicstamps] Re: Looking for a project


    Geron corporation has just made a vaccine that is able to recognize the
    expression of cancer on the surface of the cell and send the immune system
    after it. It's called TVAX and it's just starting up a phase 2 human trial.
    It kills cancer cells that express telomerase. In phase one trial it
    appears to have done a good job of eliminating metastatic prostate cancer
    cells. So there must be some valid surface expression. Since the physical
    binding properties for the surface expression of telomerase might be known
    and available, it could be that a cheaper substance could be used to mark
    bad cells for detection,, cheaper than the vaccine or the telomerase
    inhibitors (same company). The sheer presence of a quantity x of telomerase
    will become a pretty positive test for cancer. Geron's vaccine reduced
    cancer cells in the blood by up to a thousand fold. That was after only 3
    injections of the vaccine which is derived from the patients own blood. As
    I understand it the toxicity is nearly zero. The company has developed both
    a vaccine and telomerase inhibitors, and also a oncovirus that ONLY targets
    cancer cells. They just got a milestone payment from Novartis so its valid.
    Look at www.geron.com It would be great to make a machine that was a lot
    cheaper than the current process to detect cancer. I called Geron today
    and suggested that they use their telomerase detection methods combined with
    human cell cultures to make a product that would test new and existing
    chemicals for cancer/telomerase promotion. This is pretty new stuff and I'm
    only getting it from press releases and message boards for the stock , but I
    believe this company has an intimate knowledge of the external expression of
    telomerase. If the map of that expression were known, you could find
    something else to bind to it that would work with sensing equipment?? Stamp
    based of course.

    Bill Katakis

    Original Message
    From: Sam [noparse]/noparse]mailto:[url=http://forums.parallaxinc.com/group/basicstamps/post?postID=hAWEp9K2XgBLvovmxOCTQnlx3qBe32rsrXSaI5gdVQz7J2V_XONmeSzUcmDKWyOnXZdWPBPD31t28e3LKw]hard-on@t...[/url
    Sent: Friday, September 05, 2003 3:30 PM
    To: basicstamps@yahoogroups.com
    Subject: [noparse][[/noparse]basicstamps] Re: Looking for a project


    the problem is that all cells have telomerase within themselves.
    although healthy cells don't express it on the cell surface, it would
    be hard to distinguish between the two situations. Also, the red
    blood cells in blood wouldn't be cancerous themselves (so you
    wouldn't see the telomerase on blood cell surfaces), and if there was
    excess telomerase in the blood (having 'washed' off of cancerous
    cells), it wouldn't help in localizing the cancer.

    --- In basicstamps@yahoogroups.com, "Bill Katakis" <bkatakis@a...>
    wrote:
    > If you can detect telomerase expressing "bad cells" in the blood,
    through
    > the skin, or from a small blood sample like a finger stick, you
    could make a
    > cancer detector. I know this sounds crazy but 90% of all human
    cancer
    > expresses telomerase within and on the surface of the cell, while
    normal
    > ones generally do not express it. This of course would be more of
    a career
    > than a project,,, but you wouldn't have to work anymore if it
    worked out.
    > I'm qualified to help you with the latter task. :-)
    >
    > Bill
    >
    >
    Original Message
    > From: NIMA [noparse][[/noparse]mailto:nimjah@y...]
    > Sent: Thursday, September 04, 2003 9:14 PM
    > To: basicstamps@yahoogroups.com
    > Subject: [noparse][[/noparse]basicstamps] Looking for a project
    >
    >
    > Dear Friends
    >
    > We are a group of 5 engineering students looking for a neat project
    > ideas. Prefebably biomedical project becasue it is out instructor
    > interest. I was wondering if any of you guys have a nice new idea
    > that might want to share with us.
    >
    >
    > Thank you
    >
    >
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  • ArchiverArchiver Posts: 46,084
    edited 2003-09-05 23:51
    I actually wrote a colum years ago for a tech magazine where I talked about
    the possibility of a biomedical sensor that lived in your toilet. It could
    take your temp, pulse, and blood pressure, etc... directly from your tushie.
    Then it would check your fluids for ketones, glucose levels, blood, acidity,
    etc... Essentially a full scan of what's happening in your gastro system
    with each flush. It could also check for fluid and solids volume, to monitor
    fluid in/out and that sort of thing. I'm not a medical guy, but to an
    Industrial/Process guy, the human body is like a really compact factory with
    all sorts of interesting processes running internally.

    Yes, I know it would be over the top for home bathrooms, but for hospital
    and extended care situations, it could be very helpful. You would scan in
    your wrist-band so your "Johnny Doc" would know some visitor wasn't making
    unknow contributions.

    Technically this would use a whole variety of sensor technologies, some
    existing, and some which need to be invented... and certainly a Stamp could
    read the sensors, do the data logging, scan the badges and engage the
    flush/reset solenoid.

    Mike Sokol

    Original Message
    From: "Bill Katakis" <bkatakis@a...>
    To: <basicstamps@yahoogroups.com>
    Sent: Friday, September 05, 2003 1:18 PM
    Subject: RE: [noparse][[/noparse]basicstamps] Looking for a project


    > If you can detect telomerase expressing "bad cells" in the blood, through
    > the skin, or from a small blood sample like a finger stick, you could make
    a
    > cancer detector. I know this sounds crazy but 90% of all human cancer
    > expresses telomerase within and on the surface of the cell, while normal
    > ones generally do not express it. This of course would be more of a
    career
    > than a project,,, but you wouldn't have to work anymore if it worked out.
    > I'm qualified to help you with the latter task. :-)
    >
    > Bill
    >
    >
    Original Message
    > From: NIMA [noparse]/noparse]mailto:[url=http://forums.parallaxinc.com/group/basicstamps/post?postID=kj4Fi24pK-bObtdxcQ3DaRTdbbfKH03aWexpN-Tr6aEVIeuR0gyprT8YUGqA7Q08ONYLmGVcRQ]nimjah@y...[/url
    > Sent: Thursday, September 04, 2003 9:14 PM
    > To: basicstamps@yahoogroups.com
    > Subject: [noparse][[/noparse]basicstamps] Looking for a project
    >
    >
    > Dear Friends
    >
    > We are a group of 5 engineering students looking for a neat project
    > ideas. Prefebably biomedical project becasue it is out instructor
    > interest. I was wondering if any of you guys have a nice new idea
    > that might want to share with us.
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  • ArchiverArchiver Posts: 46,084
    edited 2003-09-05 23:55
    Building on Dave's suggestion, I've previously had biomed engineering
    students record horizontal eye movements using disposable surface
    electrodes at the outer corners of each eye, with a reference electrode
    on the forehead. As the eye turns in the orbit, a millivolt-level
    dipole potential is generated, and can be picked up by the electrodes (a
    technique called electro-oculography). Amplifying this with an overall
    gain of about 3000 produces a bidirectional signal in the volt range.
    If this is of interest, contact me off-list for circuit details.

    Dennis

    Original Message
    From: Dave Mucha [noparse]/noparse]mailto:[url=http://forums.parallaxinc.com/group/basicstamps/post?postID=XQNuCsgdHpWIwM8Y12FeSkLyNL4xhpmkKHud9c5YutjW_wL2xCAr1FlC8ChW1jhD-jJwLUtxV3c]davemucha@j...[/url
    Sent: Friday, September 05, 2003 11:00 AM
    To: basicstamps@yahoogroups.com
    Subject: [noparse][[/noparse]basicstamps] Re: Looking for a project


    --- In basicstamps@yahoogroups.com, "NIMA" <nimjah@y...> wrote:
    > Dear Friends
    >
    > We are a group of 5 engineering students looking for a neat project
    > ideas. Prefebably biomedical project becasue it is out instructor
    > interest. I was wondering if any of you guys have a nice new idea
    > that might want to share with us.
    >
    >
    > Thank you



    what about a wearable bio monitor.

    heart rate, blood pressure ? that sort of thing.

    could be used for atheletes for monitoring their workout, or at-rist
    patients going for a walk/jog.

    connect it to the caller-id idea and it would hang up the phone with
    any high signals.

    btw, if you make these, does the one who gave you the idea get some
    honorable mention, and maybe a finished unit ?

    Dave
  • ArchiverArchiver Posts: 46,084
    edited 2003-09-06 00:21
    The Japanese have been there, done that as well.

    When I wrote a term paper on the history of the toilet in college, I
    referenced an April 1991 Reader's Digest article (pg 145-146) called
    "Bowl with a Brain." For $7,000 you could get a toilet that would give
    you a mini physical.


    > I actually wrote a colum years ago for a tech magazine where I talked about
    > the possibility of a biomedical sensor that lived in your toilet. It could
    > take your temp, pulse, and blood pressure, etc... directly from your tushie.
    > Then it would check your fluids for ketones, glucose levels, blood, acidity,
    > etc... Essentially a full scan of what's happening in your gastro system
    > with each flush. It could also check for fluid and solids volume, to monitor
    > fluid in/out and that sort of thing. I'm not a medical guy, but to an
    > Industrial/Process guy, the human body is like a really compact factory with
    > all sorts of interesting processes running internally.
    >
    > Yes, I know it would be over the top for home bathrooms, but for hospital
    > and extended care situations, it could be very helpful. You would scan in
    > your wrist-band so your "Johnny Doc" would know some visitor wasn't making
    > unknow contributions.
    >
    > Technically this would use a whole variety of sensor technologies, some
    > existing, and some which need to be invented... and certainly a Stamp could
    > read the sensors, do the data logging, scan the badges and engage the
    > flush/reset solenoid.
  • ArchiverArchiver Posts: 46,084
    edited 2003-09-06 01:59
    Good Day:
    I am building a series of drifting bouys placed in the Gulf Stream and tracked
    via satellite. The first just provides position information. However the future
    units should provide voltage, water temp and salinity info.

    If interested, I could use a hand on a stamp based data acquisition unit for the
    bouy.....

    NIMA <nimjah@y...> wrote:
    Dear Friends

    We are a group of 5 engineering students looking for a neat project
    ideas. Prefebably biomedical project becasue it is out instructor
    interest. I was wondering if any of you guys have a nice new idea
    that might want to share with us.


    Thank you


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  • ArchiverArchiver Posts: 46,084
    edited 2003-09-06 02:13
    --- In basicstamps@yahoogroups.com, andy shor <ashor2000@y...> wrote:
    > Good Day:
    > I am building a series of drifting bouys placed in the Gulf Stream
    and tracked via satellite. The first just provides position
    information. However the future units should provide voltage, water
    temp and salinity info.
    >
    > If interested, I could use a hand on a stamp based data acquisition
    unit for the bouy.....

    Don't forget to leave room for an additional sensor.
    someone needs to detect for Jonah.
  • ArchiverArchiver Posts: 46,084
    edited 2003-09-06 05:07
    Did this involve an anal probe??????? :-)

    Original Message
    From: Mike Sokol - ModernRecording [noparse]/noparse]mailto:[url=http://forums.parallaxinc.com/group/basicstamps/post?postID=sPG-lXX_ZG__LmbmpqYF7kCE8ji7evTeP8liwt1lOola2jLkR5WCQmjCJrvmgASdyCveCYQysaVKi_wtperuGVGr]mikes@m...[/url
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    To: basicstamps@yahoogroups.com
    Subject: Re: [noparse][[/noparse]basicstamps] Looking for a project


    I actually wrote a colum years ago for a tech magazine where I talked about
    the possibility of a biomedical sensor that lived in your toilet. It could
    take your temp, pulse, and blood pressure, etc... directly from your tushie.
    Then it would check your fluids for ketones, glucose levels, blood, acidity,
    etc... Essentially a full scan of what's happening in your gastro system
    with each flush. It could also check for fluid and solids volume, to monitor
    fluid in/out and that sort of thing. I'm not a medical guy, but to an
    Industrial/Process guy, the human body is like a really compact factory with
    all sorts of interesting processes running internally.

    Yes, I know it would be over the top for home bathrooms, but for hospital
    and extended care situations, it could be very helpful. You would scan in
    your wrist-band so your "Johnny Doc" would know some visitor wasn't making
    unknow contributions.

    Technically this would use a whole variety of sensor technologies, some
    existing, and some which need to be invented... and certainly a Stamp could
    read the sensors, do the data logging, scan the badges and engage the
    flush/reset solenoid.

    Mike Sokol

    Original Message
    From: "Bill Katakis" <bkatakis@a...>
    To: <basicstamps@yahoogroups.com>
    Sent: Friday, September 05, 2003 1:18 PM
    Subject: RE: [noparse][[/noparse]basicstamps] Looking for a project


    > If you can detect telomerase expressing "bad cells" in the blood, through
    > the skin, or from a small blood sample like a finger stick, you could make
    a
    > cancer detector. I know this sounds crazy but 90% of all human cancer
    > expresses telomerase within and on the surface of the cell, while normal
    > ones generally do not express it. This of course would be more of a
    career
    > than a project,,, but you wouldn't have to work anymore if it worked out.
    > I'm qualified to help you with the latter task. :-)
    >
    > Bill
    >
    >
    Original Message
    > From: NIMA [noparse]/noparse]mailto:[url=http://forums.parallaxinc.com/group/basicstamps/post?postID=UVpX6Td-t8j5I1qUM0jpWDmxBjfLgQFlPfQEn0iRRTXh2y4689rUnH3tpnrAojd1kQJf1Oe9EmZzT-0]nimjah@y...[/url
    > Sent: Thursday, September 04, 2003 9:14 PM
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    > Subject: [noparse][[/noparse]basicstamps] Looking for a project
    >
    >
    > Dear Friends
    >
    > We are a group of 5 engineering students looking for a neat project
    > ideas. Prefebably biomedical project becasue it is out instructor
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  • ArchiverArchiver Posts: 46,084
    edited 2003-09-06 09:53
    > Yes, I know it would be over the top for home bathrooms, but for
    hospital
    > and extended care situations, it could be very helpful. You would
    scan in
    > your wrist-band so your "Johnny Doc" would know some visitor wasn't
    making
    > unknow contributions.


    Actually, since the move is to implant people with microchips for
    identification, that would acutally offer an Internet Toilet. OK, I
    may not want to be on that chat-room, but the user/contributor's ID
    could be scanned and the results could be filled to the appropriate
    IP address.

    Now, if you can get it on-line so my last contribution of the evening
    say, after a night in the bar watching Monday Night Football, would
    result in the correct amount of Tylenol in the morning for the
    hangover..... you gotta a makret !
  • ArchiverArchiver Posts: 46,084
    edited 2003-09-08 17:40
    a pc board that can handle the inputs and outputs is available. check out
    http://www.geocities.com/jimforkin2003/


    Original Message
    From: andy shor [noparse]/noparse]mailto:[url=http://forums.parallaxinc.com/group/basicstamps/post?postID=Sp0MebQcPVOM_2aq6041zJy4PXqWMW_sCEHhnu6Fn2FvKx0NcQ0jyjViCbOQVHCNS22PkxyFeKZXM8E]ashor2000@y...[/url
    Sent: Friday, September 05, 2003 8:59 PM
    To: basicstamps@yahoogroups.com
    Subject: Re: [noparse][[/noparse]basicstamps] Looking for a project


    Good Day:
    I am building a series of drifting bouys placed in the Gulf Stream and
    tracked via satellite. The first just provides position information. However
    the future units should provide voltage, water temp and salinity info.

    If interested, I could use a hand on a stamp based data acquisition unit for
    the bouy.....

    NIMA <nimjah@y...> wrote:
    Dear Friends

    We are a group of 5 engineering students looking for a neat project
    ideas. Prefebably biomedical project becasue it is out instructor
    interest. I was wondering if any of you guys have a nice new idea
    that might want to share with us.


    Thank you


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