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STFC: Scientists & medics are set to test a unique technology which could help in the early diagnosis of conditions such as the painful brittle bone disease. The technology, which uses a novel technique devised by STFC's Central Laser Facility (CLF), is to be tested for the first time with NHS hospital patients.
The Spatially Offset Raman Spectroscopy (SORS) instrument, the first to be commercially available, was delivered on last week to the Institute of Orthopaedics and Musculoskeletal Science, UniversityCollegeLondon (UCL) on the RoyalNationalOrthopaedicHospital (RNOH) site in Stanmore, Middlesex.
If successful, this could lead to preventive measures being taken at an early stage of disease development and the improved monitoring of the effects of treatments. At the moment brittle bone disease, a genetic bone condition, is often diagnosed after multiple painful fractures have already occurred to newborn babies.
Press release ~ Children First: Brittle bone disease ~ Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital ~ University College London ~ Cobalt Light Systems Ltd ~ STFC: Central Laser Facility ~ Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
DCMS: The best of Britain will be featured in a new app on Samsung’s Galaxy Tab devices following a new agreement between the technology company and VisitBritain. The app will allow visitors to look at the best recommendations for accommodation, entertainment and day trips as well as providing maps and pictures.
No.10: Prime Minister David Cameron has set out the Government’s ambition for London’s East End to become a world-leading technology city to rival Silicon Valley. Vodafone, Google, Facebook, Intel and McKinsey & Co are among the leading companies that have said they will commit to invest in the long-term future of the area. A blueprint for technology was published last week.
