He studies Medicine

Dropbox’s ascent has been just as stunning. The 50-million-user figure is up threefold from a year ago, and it has solved the “freemium” riddle, with revenue on track to hit $240 million in 2011 despite the fact that 96% of those users pay nothing. With only 70 staffers, mostly engineers, Dropbox grosses nearly three times more per employee than even the darling of business models, Google. Houston claims it’s already profitable but won’t reveal margins.

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—	Dropbox: The Inside Story Of Tech’s Hottest Startup - Forbes (via mediafuturist) Solide dropbox

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This is the first time a phone has provided the power for an EEG headset, which monitors the electrical activity of the brain, says Larsen. The headset would normally connect wirelessly to a USB receiver plugged into a PC.
(via Nokia app powers portable brain scanner - tech - 16 September 2011 - New Scientist)

Nokia eeg - j’attends l’échographie sur iPhone.

emergentfutures:

Hologram Method Used to Study Neurons

The approach could ultimately be used to rapidly screen new drugs designed to protect brain cells.

Full Story: Technology Review

Sympa le laser

emergentfutures:

Opportunities in Mobile Health

The United States and other industrialized countries can learn from experiments in the developing world that use the humble cell phone as a platform for innovation.

Full Story: Stanford Social Innovation Review

emergentfutures:

NHS to crowdsource the next wave of healthcare apps

The UK’s Health Secretary Andrew Lansley has launched a competition inviting developers, doctors and patients to submit ideas for health apps that could help patients make informed decisions about their care.

Full Story: Wired

emergentfutures:

Britain to launch personalized medicine project

A UK pilot project for mass genetic screening of cancers will begin next month. The project will combine personalized medicine and centralized research, with the aim of benefiting patients and scientists.

Led by the charity Cancer Research UK, the Stratified Medicine Programme will enrol 9,000 people with breast, colorectal, lung, prostate, ovarian and skin cancer in the first, two-year phase of the project

Full Story: Nature News

emergentfutures:

An Inside Look Into The Amazon.com Warehouses (video)
The following are a few videos that offer a peek into the fulfillment centers behind the website.

Full Story: Singularity Hub

Voilà ou j achete mes livres

emergentfutures:

NANO-TATTOOS
If you or your doctor ever need to track blood-oxygen levels, there may soon be an iPhone app to check them for you, thanks to the efforts of Dr. Heather Clark and her nano-tattoos.

Full Story: Trend Hunter

Hémoglobine oxygéné avec l’iphone !
J’attends les rayons x !!!

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C’est terrible.

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