A fire has been set in a three story building at the Maryland Fire and Rescue Institute, where firefighters hone their skills and test equipment. In this case they’re testing a device they hope will save firefighters’ lives. Everyone taking part in the drill knows how difficult and dangerous it is to locate a missing firefighter in a smoky inferno. This video is not supported by... 

With chubby cheeks and weighing in at a healthy 10 pounds, the imminently huggable Lexi Morrison is far removed from the 1-pound, 9 -ounce preemie she was in June when she was born premature at 24 weeks. And had it not been for antenatal corticosteroids provided by the University of Alabama at Birmingham Hospital’s Regional Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Lexi’s story might have ended badly... 

Posted 12/06/2011 at 5:31am | by Cory Bohon Most people don’t like being stuck with the task of taking down meeting notes (often referred to as “minutes”), mainly because you’re either writing them down on a piece of paper or typing them out in Microsoft Word, only to have to go back, reformat, and then send them out to the appropriate persons. Even writing that sentence... 

The new LMH2 family of modular LED light engines from Cree includes products with 850-or 1250-lm output over a wide choice in color temperature and with a color rendering index (CRI) greater than 90. Unlike prior Cree solid-state-lighting (SSL) modules, the LMH2 relies on a separate LED module and driver (pictured) that the company says will allow luminaire makers more flexibility in deploying the... 

The ulcers are entryways for germs, which can trigger sepsis. While hitherto available passive aids such as air, gel or vacuum cushions relieve pressure, they do not relieve the affected area optimally. Some patients are also unable to actively control the distribution of pressure and alleviate their own suffering. They are dependent on others for help. Personal care assistants or family caregivers... 

Evergreen Airlines in December will begin equipping the first of six Boeing 747 freighters with a Universal Avionics flight management system that boosts GPS accuracy using a variety of global satellite-based augmentation systems (SBAS). Under the US Federal Aviation Administration programme, Evergreen will fly the avionics on its global routes for up to two years, taking data on how well the aircraft... 

The US FAA has issued a market survey to identify vendors who could provide a space-based automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) service for remote mountainous areas in the US and in oceanic regions starting in 2018. Such a system would augment the FAA’s domestic ground-based ADS-B infrastructure, set to be operational as early as 2013. The new system would complement... 

Facebook has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it deceived consumers by telling them they could keep their information on Facebook private, and then repeatedly allowing it to be shared and made public. FTC said that the proposed settlement requires Facebook to take several steps to make sure it lives up to its promises in the future, including giving consumers clear and prominent... 

Microsemi has introduced a DDR3 SDRAM memory device that is packaged in a single plastic ball grid array (PBGA) and offered as a compact x64/x72 unregistered dual in-line memory module (UDIMM )/small outline dual in-line memory module (SODIMM). It provides up to 4Gbyte compact memory densities for processor-based designs in mission-critical applications such as avionics, UAVs, missile systems... 

Wellingborough, UK, 28 November 2011 – With a global revenue forecast of $990 million by 2015 (InMedica) the Telehealth market is already attracting a host of suppliers and innovators at various points in the value chain. In a new whitepaper, “Competitive Dynamics in the Global Telehealth Market – 2011 to 2020”, InMedica assesses the current telehealth ecosystem and forecasts how it will change...