WUSTL engineers led by computer science professor William Richard have created a USB-based ultrasound probe that can connect to a smartphone, creating a low-cost ultrasound imaging platform.

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1. May 12, 2009 — What's Next: Ultrasound Images Via Cellphone in the The Washington Post

WUSTL computer scientists William Richard and David Zar have developed a USB Ultrasound probe that works with Windows Mobile smartphones, giving doctors a medical imaging device that they can carry with them wherever they go.

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1. April 23, 2009 — Scientists Develop USB Ultrasound for Phones in the PC Magazine

WUSTL computer science and engineering professors William Richard and David Zar have made commercial USB ultrasound probes compatible with Microsoft Windows mobile-based smartphones.

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1. April 22, 2009 — Soon, smartphones to provide ultrasound imaging in the Hindustan Times (India)

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Robots are increasingly taking over more soldier duties in Iraq and Afghanistan, with predictions that as much as 30 percent of the U.S. Army will be robotic by 2020. Two WUSTL scientists, Bill Smart and Doug Few, are on the cutting edge of this new wave of technology.

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1. Aug. 4, 2008 — Military use of robots increases in U.S. in the Xinhua News Agency (China)

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The Department of Homeland Security today awards a multi-billion dollar contract to beef up border security. The anticipated winner is Boeing. Despite the aerospace giant's background, Boeing's border security plan is less high tech than you might expect.
WUSTL computer science professor Robert Pless comments on surveillance technology. He is assistant director of WUSTL's Center for Security Technologies.

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1. Sept. 21, 2006 — U.S. to Deploy Proven Technology on Borders in the NPR - Morning Edition

With uncanny accuracy, computers predict behavior by sifting through mountains of data about customers collected by businesses. Called predictive analytics, this automated crystal-ball gazing has become a $2.3 billion industry in the United States.
WUSTL marketing professor Amar Cheema comments.

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1. Aug. 22, 2005 — Your PC is also playing FBI role! in the India Times
2. Aug. 19, 2005 — Predicting the future in the Portsmouth Herald News (NH)

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Article on the future of high tech jobs iin America and how some college students are rebooting their career goals which reflects a subtle but potentially significant industry shift. WUSTL engineering career services director Amanda Matheu comments.

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1. July 6, 2005 — Young techies reboot careers as work goes elsewhere in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch

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