Scientists at Carnegie Mellon university are making high resolution 3D scans of tombstones to reveal the carved patterns in the stone. A computer matches the patterns to a database of signature carvings which reveals the words. [more]
A 140-year-old block of sandstone in a Scott cemetery might help revolutionize how we protect our identity and health. For now, though, Carnegie Mellon University professor Yang Cai is using his digital scanning technology to learn more about a woman buried beneath the towering oak tree at Old St. Luke's Episcopal Church. [more]
Indiana Jones, step aside. Carnegie Mellon University's Yang Cai is developing new technology that could revolutionize the way archeologists work. [more]
Carnegie Mellon University computer scientist Yang Cai is partnering with marine scientists to develop software to detect and track harmful algae blooms in coastal areas. Experts say this much-needed tool could help the United States to recoup millions of dollars a year in lost fisheries and tourism revenue and public health costs incurred because of toxic algae outbreaks. [more]
Researchers from Carnegie Mellon University are working with various government offices to develop a "spatiotemporal" data mining system for finding and tracking toxic algae blighting North American waters. The toxins not only kill marine life, but also cause many people to get ill upon eating tainted shellfish. [more]
Dr. Douglas Robertson swears that one of the best vantage points for observing a 5,300-year-old Egyptian mummy mask is in his laboratory at UPMC Montefiore. [more]
While many poets believe the eyes are the windows to the soul, many acupuncturists and doctors of Oriental medicine believe that the tongue provides a window to the inner workings of the body. [more]
When a patient sticks out his tongue for a doctor in the West, chances are the physician is getting a good look at his throat. When a patient sticks out his tongue for a doctor who practices Traditional Chinese Medicine, the tongue is the point of interest. [more]
If eyes are windows to the soul, then maybe the tongue provides a view of the gut. A small study being conducted by a Carnegie Mellon University computer scientist and a UPMC Health System physician is exploring whether a visual inspection of the tongue can provide an early warning of colon cancer. [more]
