A new system improves the speed and accuracy of fingerprint scanning and matching by using 3-D technology. No pressing required. A new system for contactless, three-dimensional (3-D) fingerprint identification has an advanced design that is not only an improvement over 2-D scanners, it is also more compact and less costly than other 3-D systems. “We…
Space Technologies Improve Surgeries Back On Earth
Researchers in Hong Kong have developed a novel surgical robotic system that provides tactile feedback and is capable of single-incision and natural orifice (incision-free) robotic surgery. The system minimizes surgical trauma and is safer than currently available robotic systems. The new system applies the expertise of systems engineer Professor Yung Kai Leung from The Hong…
Team Develops Integrated iWheelchair System
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) has developed an intelligent system called “iWheelchair”, integrating a series of advanced PolyU technologies from its Interdisciplinary Division of Biomedical Engineering (BME) and Institute of Textiles and Clothing (ITC). With a tablet computer as the centralized operation platform, the system integrates a variety of functions such as environment control,…
Flourescent Probes For Rapid Detection of Formaldehyde in Food
In recent years, formaldehyde has been discovered to be illegally used in food processing for bleaching and preservation purposes, arousing health concerns by the general public. PolyU’s highly selective formaldehyde rapid detection method involves only simple procedures. It can test 10 food samples on-site in one go in comparison to traditional methods which entail 30…