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From: crawford@boole.mitre.org (Randy Crawford)
Subject: Active research in Nanotechnology/Molecular Engineering?
Summary: nanotechnology research and prospects
Keywords: nanotechnology
Organization: The MITRE Corporation, McLean, VA
Date: Mon, 4 Jan 1993 05:57:30 GMT

Is anyone acquainted with ongoing research efforts in biological nanotechnology
(as espoused by Eric Drexler) in academia or elsewhere?  Do these generally 
fall under the auspices of biomedical engineering, molecular biology or 
biophysics?  Is the work still largely theoretical or has some of it achieved 
experimental/developmental status?  What are the academic credentials of those 
in the field -- molecular biologists, biomedical engineers, biophysicists?  
Has there been any work on its programmatic aspects, the directive information
(software) in the synthesis, as is provided in nature by the sequence of bases
in DNA?

Or perhaps you just want to offer an opinion on the prospects or substantive-
ness of nanotechnology.  By all means, I'd like to hear any opinions.

Feel free to post here or send me email in reply.
-- 

| Randy Crawford        crawford@mitre.org        The MITRE Corporation
|                                                 7525 Colshire Dr., MS Z421
| N=1 -> P=NP           703 883-7940              McLean, VA  22102
From: evans@ece.arizona.edu (Glen Evans)
Newsgroups: sci.engr.biomed
Subject: Re: resisting electromagnetic radiation
Date: 8 Jan 93 12:18:26 GMT
Reply-To: evans@ece.arizona.edu (Glen Evans)
Distribution: sci.engr.biomed,local
Organization: University of Arizona Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering

As far as the power lines near your house, if you want to
eliminate the fields from these sources you would have
to enclose you house in a metal conducting house.  You
would still have fields from your tv, lights, frig, etc.
In the office, the only results I have seen are if
you are very close to the monitor the fields there
can be intense, the other parts of the computer do
throw out some rf stuff, but I haven`t seen any tests
results for this case.  Have no idea about the copier,
probably puts out some rf stuff also.
From: dcrosgr@uoft02.utoledo.edu
Newsgroups: sci.engr.biomed
Subject: Breast Implant Info Needed
Date: 4 Jan 93 23:35:18 EST
Organization: University of Toledo, Computer Services

HELP!

I am a third year law student working on a seminar paper involving
purely elective cosmetic surgery, specifically as it applies to
devices implanted within the human body, and how strict liability should be
applied to the physicians who perform such procedures.

Yes, this is focusing on breast implants.

In Ohio, physicians, and other providers of professional services, are exempt 
by statute from strict liabilty, unlike other people who sell items. (If the 
jewler sold you a watch, strict liability woul apply if you were hurt by the
watch. If the doctor sells you implants, and puts 'em in you, he or she is not
held to strict liability.

While this may be a rational result for an experimental heart where someone
is going to die without it, I don't think the same protection should
be afforded people who are doing little more of a needed service than
yor local tatoo artist.

Please note, where the surgery and implants are to correct a situation caused
by injury or disease, or LEGITIMATE birth defect (small cups don't count), I
am arguing the law should remain the same.

However, what I need are hard citable statistics on breast implants, how many
such operations have been done, the reasons, the percentage of complications,
etc, etc...

PLEASE HELP!

If you have any information I might be able to use, please drop me a line.

Thanks,

Darrell M. Crosgrove
U. of Toledo College of Law

DCROSGR@UofT02.utoledo.edu


PS. My deadline is this Friday.

Newsgroups: sci.engr.biomed
From: dproctor@lspd.jsc.nasa.gov (david r. proctor)
Subject: Re: Space-related research in biomed?
Followup-To: sci.engr.biomed
Organization: NASA/Johnson Space Center/SE3
Distribution: usa
Date: Wed, 6 Jan 1993 15:16:33 GMT

In article <1993Jan4.174639.302@engr.LaTech.edu>, mchenry@engr.latech.edu
(Michael Q. McHenry) wrote:
> 
> Greetings.  I am soon to be a BS graduate in biomedical engineering and am
> looking into graduate programs.  My main interest is in manned space flight
> and the human adaptation to it.  I am currently involved in research
> involving the vestivular system with some application to SMS.  My problem
> is that I have been unable to discover where the research in this field is
> occuring as it seems not to be widely publicized.  Are there any graduate
> programs in biomed with a space related emphasis?
> 
> If anyone has any information or advice about space related research at
> the graduate level in biomed, I would greatly appreciate your response.
> 
> ---
> Quinn McHenry                 "If you would be a real seeker after truth, it
> mchenry@engr.latech.edu        is necessary that at least once in your life
> Biomedical Engineering         you doubt, as far as possible, all things."
> Louisiana Tech University                   - Rene Descartes

You might check out University of Michigan, Texas A&M, University of Texas,
and in your own backyard, Tulane. There is also a graduate program of
biomedical space studies at MIT. Ask for Drs. Chuck Oman or Larry Young.

Here at the Johnson Space Center there is some work going on in the area of
vestibular research and space adaptation syndrome. If you want to put off
grad school, you might check out some of the work here. The folks to
contact are GE Government Services, Krug International, and Lockheed.

good luck.

david r. proctor
Johnson Space Center/SE3
Houston, TX 77058
dproctor@lspd.jsc.nasa.gov

"In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man can afford to blink"
Newsgroups: sci.engr.biomed
From: chinc@ecf.toronto.edu (CHIN CHIEN TING)
Subject: Re: resisting electromagnetic radiation
Organization: University of Toronto, Engineering Computing Facility
Distribution: sci.engr.biomed
Date: Sat, 9 Jan 1993 20:29:33 GMT

In article <DENISE.93Jan7175623@isl.stanford.edu> denise@isl.stanford.edu (Denise M. Cuevas) writes:
>
>Call me an ignorant, radical fool, but the fact remains that I want to
>decrease my exposure to electromagnetic radiation. I've heard the
>pro and con arguments on whether this is a true hazard, and I've
>decided to be on the safe side. Unfortunately, I'm surrounded by it,
>most noticeably from powerlines near my house and computer terminals
>and copiers in my office.
>

I don't have concrete support for my views, but I think you'd much rather
worry about other more serious hazards. Take photocopiers, say, I am 
almost sure that the chemicals, carbon particles etc greatly outweight 
the RF it produces. Air pollution, from both outdoor and indoor sources,
kill a lot of people every year. But I havn't heard of many people getting
seriously sick from powerline radiation. In fact, I think the worst you
can get from office equipments radiation is headache and waterly eyes.

Of course, if you are really worry, I am sure you can find some professional
to check out the intentsity around your office and home. I imagine you can
find some knowledgable people from the Physics or EE departments in your 
university.

-- 
CHIN, Chien Ting 
Dept of Physics, University of Toronto                 \ /
------------------------------------------------------- * <
light is my work                                       / \
Newsgroups: sci.engr.biomed
From: denise@isl.stanford.edu (Denise M. Cuevas)
Subject: resisting electromagnetic radiation
Organization: Information Systems Lab, Stanford University
Distribution: sci.engr.biomed
Date: 7 Jan 93 17:56:23


Call me an ignorant, radical fool, but the fact remains that I want to
decrease my exposure to electromagnetic radiation. I've heard the
pro and con arguments on whether this is a true hazard, and I've
decided to be on the safe side. Unfortunately, I'm surrounded by it,
most noticeably from powerlines near my house and computer terminals
and copiers in my office.

I've heard of people using some device which sprays negative ions in
the air, I believe, in order to reduce the hazard. This doesn't make a
lot of sense to me and leads to the question - is a spray of negative
ions dangerous? 

Has any research been done on blocking electromagnetic radiation? I
assume that planting trees between my house and the power lines
would be ineffective. How about buttressing the walls of my house with
some sort of repulsing material?

I would like to get pregnant soon, so I'm wrestling with whether I
should quit my job (to reduce my exposure to the copiers and
computers) and lose my medical coverage.

Any thoughts?

Thanks,
Denise Cuevas
From: dubuf@ltssun7.epfl.ch (Hans du Buf)
Newsgroups: sci.engr.biomed
Subject: Re: Modelling the Brain as a System
Keywords: Brain, System
Date: 12 Jan 93 13:38:36 GMT
Organization: Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne

In article <C0pKCp.Gq@watserv1.uwaterloo.ca>, jssloka@monet.uwaterloo.ca (Scott Sloka) writes:
|> 
|> Howdy.  I am a graduate student in Biomedical Engineering and I am exploring
|> modelling the brain as a system using standard systems theory (or not-so-standard
|> systems theory).  I was wondering if there is any current research being pursued
|> in this area and if there are any good references (texts, papers...) on this 
|> subject.  I would appreciate any information at all and I thank you very much
|> in advance.
|> 
|> 			-Scott

Welcome to the club, we can need young and dynamic students.
Ehm, is this your master's project? And how many weeks have you got for this?

You were not very specific, so I can't give you a specific advice, just a blind shot.
You might start by reading a textbook on mimo (multiple input, multiple output)
control theory, for example the one written by P. Eykhoff, Identification and system
parameter estimation, North-Holland, The Netherlands, 1973.
Will keep you busy for a while.....
Success,

Hans
From: jandrea@miavx1.acs.muohio.edu (Drunken Milk Man)
Newsgroups: sci.engr.biomed
Subject: NEEDED!!!
Date: 12 Jan 93 21:15:21 GMT
Followup-To: sci.engr.biomed,sci.engr.chem
X-From: jandrea@miavx1.acs.muohio.edu (Drunken Milk Man)
X-Newsgroups: sci.engr.chem
X-Date: 12 Jan 93 16:11:12 -0500
X-Organization: Miami University Academic Computer Service"


	I need an interview for a research project I'm doing on engineering.  I
am mainly doing it on chemical and electronic, but any type of engineer wil do. 
This does not have to be anything big, a few E-Mail letters would work.  If you
are interested please reply to the address below.  It will simply be a mater of
sending me an E-Mail message about what it's like.


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$$         John Andrea III         $$       but three lefts do."
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Newsgroups: sci.engr.biomed
From: dave@genius.tau.ac.il (David Prutchi)
Subject: Re: Need EEG signal processing references
Organization: Tel Aviv University School of Math and CS, ISRAEL
Date: Sun, 10 Jan 1993 10:06:36 GMT

Regarding the control of machines through signals processed from the
EEG, you may want to try:

Z.A. Keirn, and J.I. Aunon, "Man-Machine Communications Through
Brain-Wave Processing", IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology
Magazine, March 1990, 55-57, 1990.


David Prutchi
Biomedical Engineering
Tel-Aviv University
Newsgroups: sci.engr.biomed
From: sbasu@nye.wbme.jhu.edu (Soumit K. Basu)
Subject: Test.
Organization: Jonhs Hopkins University, Dept. of Biomedical Engineering
Date: Sun, 10 Jan 1993 23:44:03 GMT

Testing, please disregard.
-- 
Soumit K. Basu			| "Ask not for whom the bell tolls --
Dept. of Biomedical Engineering	|  it tolls for me damn it."
Johns Hopkins University	|		-- My varation on Hemingway
E-mail:	sbasu@nye.wbme.jhu.edu	| "Iudex bonus rem non verba spectat"
Newsgroups: sci.engr.biomed
From: kached@vccsouth16.its.rpi.edu (Daniel Franklin Kacher Jr.)
Subject: Re: resisting electromagnetic radiation
Reply-To: kached@rpi.edu
Organization: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY.
Distribution: sci.engr.biomed
Date: Mon, 11 Jan 1993 21:16:30 GMT


Does anyone know of research collected on the topic of the effects
of magnitism on the brain?  Isn't there a gland its supposed to stimulate
(pious)??  What long term effects will MRI have on patients?
??Dan
.
Newsgroups: sci.engr.biomed
From: RVGT90@waccvm.corp.mot.com (Carl Schlachte.Jr)
Subject: Re: Need EEG signal processing references
Organization: Motorola
Date: 6 Jan 1993 11:31:38 MST

Kenneth,

I recall seeing a similar video several years ago,  the difference
being that the subject was controlling a model train (speeding it up,
slowing it, stopping,  starting,  etc.).  As I recall,  the video was
intersesting, if completely uninformative.

Could you please EMAIL me on the results of your "study"?  I've always
been curious whether anything had come of this type of activity.

Thanks in advnace for whatever you can share.

Regards,
Carl
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Xref: schbbs sci.electronics:25459 sci.med:26679 sci.engr.biomed:663
From: ksg@engr.latech.edu (Kenneth S. Guillory)
Newsgroups: sci.electronics,sci.med,sci.engr.biomed
Subject: Need EEG signal processing references
Keywords: EEG
Date: 5 Jan 93 00:16:55 GMT
Reply-To: ksg@engr.latech.edu
Organization: Louisiana Tech University

Greetings,

	About a year ago, I saw a tabloid TV news program that
was showing research being done in EEG signal processing.  In
the clip, they showed a fellow who was controlling ( in real
time ) a stationary model plane's movements through an EEG
interface.  I also saw, in one of my younger sister's 3-2-1
Contact magazines, an article briefly describing how the govern-
ment was conducting research using EEGs ( refered to as "brain
waves" in the article ) to handle some of their fighter plane
control systems.
	I would like to know if anyone knows where this kind of
research ( EEGs used for control systems ) is actually being
done, and if anyone has seen any journal articles or references
that give more detailed descriptions.  Because I am cross-
posting, please email any responses directly to me, and I'll
post the responses if there are a significant number.

Thanks in advance,

Shane Guillory                  Louisiana Tech University
ksg@engr.latech.edu        Department of Biomedical Engineering

Newsgroups: sci.engr.biomed
From: mchenry@engr.latech.edu (Michael Q. McHenry)
Subject: Space-related research in biomed?
Followup-To: sci.engr.biomed
Keywords: space research graduate
Reply-To: mchenry@engr.latech.edu
Organization: Louisiana Tech University
Distribution: usa
Date: Mon, 4 Jan 1993 17:46:39 GMT

Greetings.  I am soon to be a BS graduate in biomedical engineering and am
looking into graduate programs.  My main interest is in manned space flight
and the human adaptation to it.  I am currently involved in research
involving the vestivular system with some application to SMS.  My problem
is that I have been unable to discover where the research in this field is
occuring as it seems not to be widely publicized.  Are there any graduate
programs in biomed with a space related emphasis?

If anyone has any information or advice about space related research at
the graduate level in biomed, I would greatly appreciate your response.

---
Quinn McHenry                 "If you would be a real seeker after truth, it
mchenry@engr.latech.edu        is necessary that at least once in your life
Biomedical Engineering         you doubt, as far as possible, all things."
Louisiana Tech University                   - Rene Descartes
From: jssloka@monet.uwaterloo.ca (Scott Sloka)
Subject: Modelling the Brain as a System
Keywords: Brain, System
Organization: University of Waterloo
Date: Mon, 11 Jan 1993 21:14:48 GMT


Howdy.  I am a graduate student in Biomedical Engineering and I am exploring
modelling the brain as a system using standard systems theory (or not-so-standard
systems theory).  I was wondering if there is any current research being pursued
in this area and if there are any good references (texts, papers...) on this 
subject.  I would appreciate any information at all and I thank you very much
in advance.

			-Scott
Newsgroups: sci.engr.biomed
From: ewarren@jupiter2.mae.ncsu.edu
Subject: BME PhD. Programs involving CFD (computational fluid dynamics)
Keywords: BME CFD
Organization: North Carolina State University
Date: Mon, 11 Jan 1993 19:45:43 GMT

  Does anyone have any information about graduate school PhD programs that
involve using computational fluid dynamics techniques, such as Navier-Stokes type
solutions, on biomedical problems such as blood and lung flows.  There are
similar type studies being done on flyer.ncsc.org in Research Triangle Park, NC
and there was a seminar there on high performance computing in biomedical
research.  If anyone has any information on specific schools or contacts that
involve CFD work please e-mail me at ewarren@cfd.mae.ncsu.edu.  By the way, I did
read the BME programs listing but did not see any specific statements about CFD
work being done specifically.  If anyone is interested, I am a graduating MS
student in Aerospace Engineering at NCSU and would like to just get some info on
possibilities in the field.  I have very little experience in bio-sciences only
fluid mechanics and theoretical flow physics.
From: trosset@ec001.tis.llnl.gov (Alexander Trosset)
Newsgroups: sci.engr
Subject: WANTED: Scientists and engineers
Date: 5 Jan 93 01:34:50 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Electonic Commerce Project
Originator: trosset@ec001.tis.llnl.gov

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From: zoccola@oasys.dt.navy.mil (Paul Zoccola)
Newsgroups: sci.engr
Subject: Re: Engineering College
Date: 8 Jan 93 12:53:33 GMT
Reply-To: zoccola@oasys.dt.navy.mil (Paul Zoccola)
Organization: Carderock Division, NSWC, Bethesda, MD

In sci.engr, Chad.Armstrong@f52.n357.z1.fidonet.org (Chad Armstrong) writes:
>  I'm going to be entering college soon and I'm wondering what everyones
>  opionions of some Colleges out there are as far as engineering goes..
>Chad

I'd suggest seriously considering a school with a good co-op program.
I've been out of school for 8 years, and base this recommendation on
my observations during that time.  One of the best of these  schools
must
be Drexel University, in Philadelphia.  The co-op aspect is a big
help money wise as well as engineering wise.

Paul
From: paul.burnett@pcs.sj.ca.us (Paul Burnett) 
Newsgroups: sci.engr
Subject: Structural Engineering So
Date: 12 Jan 93 07:28:00 GMT
Distribution: world
Organization: PCS-BBS - San Jose, CA - 408-270-4085
Reply-To: paul.burnett@pcs.sj.ca.us (Paul Burnett) 

TO: khj@cs.appstate.edu

KJ>A friend of mine is looking for (preferably) Macintosh software
  >(application, spreadsheet, ...) to calculate shear, deflection, and
  >tension forces on wood timbers used in timber-frame and other types of
  >exposed beam construction.  He especially wishes to determine timber
  >sizes for exposed beam roof rafters and floor joists.

KJ>Please write to me (khj@cs.appstate.edu) if you know of anyone that
  >might have such software.

I am sure that the folks at _Fine Woodworking Magazine_, at the Taunton
Press in Newtown, CT, would be able to help your friend.  Or just pick
up a copy of the mag at any better magazine shop and peruse the ads.

Also - have you checked with the Forest Products folks of the US Dept of
Agriculture?
---
 . QMPro 1.0 41-8688 . ...from San Jose, CA
From: jkemp@bss1.umd.edu (Joe Kemp)
Newsgroups: sci.engr
Subject: Motor speeds
Keywords: motor speed
Date: 4 Jan 93 18:16:22 GMT
Organization: College of Behavioral and Social Sciences, U of Maryland


	I have a standard blow with a standard 115V single phase "four 
speed" motor on it.  The label on the motor says it is a 1050RPM motor with 
four speeds.  The problem is that all four speeds are about the same.  
My questions are as follows:

	1.  If label RPM is 1050 what are the other 3 speeds, higher, lower 
            on each side or what?

	2.  I thought motors come in 1050, 1175 or 3000 something, other 
	    speeds were gotten with a rheostat or pulley system...


Anyhelp would be appreciated...

jkemp@bss1.umd.edu  
Newsgroups: sci.engr.chem
From: sgandhi@nyx.cs.du.edu (sharad gandhi)
Subject: Public Domain for ASPEN,FLOWTRAN, and/or PROCESS
X-Disclaimer: Nyx is a public access Unix system run by the University
	of Denver for the Denver community.  The University has neither
	control over nor responsibility for the opinions of users.
Organization: Nyx, Public Access Unix at U. of Denver Math/CS dept.
Date: Tue, 12 Jan 93 22:39:39 GMT

Is any of these process simulators available in public domain? Demo
version is also fine.

thanks

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Newsgroups: sci.engr.chem
Subject: Industry use of Internet?
From: Thomas J Cozzolino <RBNTJC@rohvm1.rohmhaas.com>
Date: Tue, 5 Jan 1993 12:44:30 EST
Organization: Rohm and Haas Company

Folks,

Our company is in the process of gathering information on Internet
usage by other companies, especially other chemical companies.

o  Is anyone willing to share their experiences, successes, and
   usage patterns regarding the Internet?

o  What are the value-added benefits of using the Internet for
   your Research and Business?

o  What are the biggest challenges facing you, the providers of
   Internet services?

o  How difficult has it been to change your particular corporate or
   Information Technology / Information Services cultures to embrace
   this "brave new world" view?

Any and all help is appreciated.  I will post a summary if there is
interest.  Also, if I should post this to other newsgroups, that
information is also much appreciated.

Thanks for reading.  Please reply directly if possible, or to this
newsgroup of you prefer.


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