Dispensary Corner 12 Aug 11
August 12, 2011
LOTS of hospital patients may end
up with tattoos in the future,
after the creation of a new sensor
thinner than a human hair.
Used for monitoring, the
creators say the sensor attaches
to human skin “just like a
temporary tattoo,” and is able to
stretch, move and wrinkle
without breaking.
Developed by researchers at the
University of Illinois in the USA,
the innovation could be used to
replace traditional wires and
cables, and can also be made with
integrated solar cells to provide
small amounts of power.
“It’s a technology that blurs the
distinction between electronics
and biology,” said one of the
scientists, Prof John Rogers.
A MUSEUM in Austria has sacked
one of its employees, after finding
out that he regularly washed his
hands and face with his own urine.
57-year-old Alfred Zoppelt had
had worked at Vienna’s
Belevedere Castle, which houses a
major art collection, for more
than 23 years.
He said his notice of termination
stated the reason as being
because “you regularly rub urine
into your skin, particularly the
face and hands.
“With this, you soil your place
of work...and threaten the health
of your co-workers,” it said.
Zoppelt said he was upset
because his love for so-called
“urine therapy” had never been a
problem before.
THERE’S certainly money to be
made in illicit drugs.
Authorities in Northern
California in the USA seized a huge
marijuana crop estimated to be
worth a whopping US$800m.
A three week operation targeted
the Mendocino National Forest,
finding hundreds of illegal gardens
amounting to more than 632,000
cannabis plants.
About 150 people were arrested
as part of the raids.
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