Comments on Venus Sensor And Portable Monitor For Dr. McCoy
The team at the National Space Biomedical Research Institute is trying to make this amazing device even smaller; it obviates the need for needle sticks in orbit. But will it be as small as the sensor in the video? (Read
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"Hopefully, the Venus sensor and portable monitor will be easy enough that paramedics and even Vulcans can use it. Yes, that's right - Vulcans.
Spock uses the handheld medical scanner twice in the first couple of minutes."
(Bill Christensen 5/13/2009 7:27:05 PM)
"The "Monitor" portion of it is actually an OQO computer, a very small, full functioning computer (i.e. runs normal Windows XP/Vista). A very cool device indeed, but not part of the sensor system itself."
(Kris 5/14/2009 10:47:32 AM)
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