hospitals
Science
Finally, Hospital Lighting Reminiscent Of A Cylon Base Ship
9:40AM Mark Wilson | Granted, the green-tinged fluorescence of most hospital rooms is by no means comfortable, but Philips’ solution, seen here, looks like an alien probe chamber — or so I’ve heard. More »
Random Stuff
Programming Error Results In Radiation Overdoses
4:00PM Rosa Golijan | In attempt to get better data, a hospital overrode default protocol on a CT scanner over a year ago. Now they’ve realised that they made a little mistake and have been giving people eight times the acceptable doses of radiation. More »
Gadgets
A Glimpse Into What’s Hopefully The Future Of Healthcare
4:40AM Mark Wilson | You know Frog Design even if you don’t know Frog Design. Their ideas influenced companies including Sony and Apple. And in a recent piece for Fast Company, they presented a thesis on a tech-savvy future for healthcare that’s worth reading. More »
Games
Microsoft Wants You To Vote Which Children’s Hospitals Will Be Denied XBoxes
2:15PM Rosa Golijan | The Children’s Miracle Network, an incredible non-profit, is partnering with Microsoft to force hospital-bound children into the middle of a vile, popular-vote based “giveaway.” Voters decide which three hospitals receive an “Ultimate Gameroom” and which children will get let down. More »
Random Stuff
You Can’t Miss This Hospital
5:40AM Mark Wilson | I’m trying to imagine what a trip to the ER in this Chinese hospital would be like… More »
Software
Conficker Worm Hits U.S. Hospitals, Infecting Computers and Equipment
10:00AM Adrian Covert | Cnet says that hundreds of critical hospital devices across the U.S. have been infected by the Conficker worm. The number of hospitals affected wasn’t disclosed, but the problem isn’t thought to be widespread. More »
Science
New Bleach Paint Could Actually Make Hospitals Sterile
8:00AM Mark Wilson | The world’s first broad-spectrum antimicrobial paint has been developed by scientists from South Dakota. It kills mold, fungi, viruses and even “superbug” bacteria. More »
Peripherals
Grope the Medigenic Keyboard All You Want, This Sucker’s Built to Get Dirty
1:00PM Andi Wang | Designed to withstand hospital-grade disinfectants, extreme wipe-downs and an array of killer diseases, these Medigenic infection-control keyboards are equipped with a few tricks for simple sanitary lockdowns. More »
Random Stuff
Horrifying Vintage Army Medical Photos Make Me Appreciate Modern Medicine Even More
8:40AM Matt Buchanan | The National Museum of Health and Medicine’s working to release thousands of military medical photos going back to the Civil War—and their first Flickr set feels like grisly snapshots stolen from David Lynch’s nightmares. More »
Robots
