| Robotics in urology leads to decreased surgical and medical ...
Mani Menon, MD Detroit, Michigan, USA presented "The Role of Robotics in Urology" as the AUA Lecture at the plenary session of the EAU on Friday March 23, 2007. He started with a 3-D video of a robotic laparoscopic radical prostatectomy. His technique was discussed with the video, which was received with applause. Dr. Menon has completed 3,100 of these cases. Despite no clear evidence that robotic RP has no huge advantages over open surgery, there is a significant growth in this market. The market is primarily coming from patient "advertising" to other patients by word of mouth and use of the internet. The perceived benefit is likely based upon decreased blood loss and quicker recovery. He hypothesized that this leads to decreased surgical and medical complications. Complications have a negative impact on hospital reimbursement.
Advancements in Robotic Liquid Handling
Liquid handling is central to virtually all biological, chemical and pharmaceutical experimentation and production laboratories. Researchers invariably use liquid handling tools in their research, which can vary from dealing with large volumes in a manufacturing environment to nano-microliter volumes in high throughput genomics, proteomics and drug discovery laboratories. With such common and frequent use, it is not surprising that there has been significant progress made in the development and automation of liquid handling. Today's liquid handling tools are more efficient, accurate and technologically advanced—evidence the present fully automated robotic platforms have come a long way from the first mechanical single pipette.
The Drive behind the Innovation High throughput screening (HTS), or the ability to perform thousands of tests in parallel, has led to the development of robotic systems that fully automate liquid handling.
Chrysler to build 2 new plants in Mich.
DETROIT - DaimlerChrysler AGs Chrysler Group plans to build two new plants in Michigan and upgrade three others. The company also plans to build a new $300 million paint shop at its Sterling Heights plant, where it makes the Chrysler Sebring and Dodge Avenger. The company will also announce a $50 million investment in its Warren stamping and assembly complex, which now makes the Dodge Ram and Dakota pickup trucks. A new version of the Ram is coming in 2008, the company has said. Official announcement of the plants was to be made Wednesday by Chrysler, United Auto Workers President Ron Gettelfinger and Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm. The Detroit Axle plant makes front- and rear-drive axles for many Chrysler Group truck products as well as trailing axles for Dodge and Chrysler minivans.
What does it mean to be present?
While most researchers commit their ideas to the page, Lisa Wymore expresses hers on the stage. The Reception a work in the Berkeley Dance Project 2007, an annual showcase, running April 20-29 is an example of "art functioning as a form of research," says Wymore, an assistant professor in the Department of Theater, Dance, and Performance Studies. For audiences, Wymore's choreography will look a little different from most modern dance. Dancers on the Zellerbach Playhouse stage will interact with two others whose images will be projected onto a large screen. The on-screen dancers are not only off-stage they're not even in the building. .
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