Tag: engineering
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Infographic — More Women PhDs Awarded in US than Men
Those data show more women than men receiving doctorate degrees in the U.S. in the 2016-17 academic year.
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Exploring The Leading Causes Of Road Accidents
This post will be exploring some of the more common issues which can result in a car accident.
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Can You Automate Truck Deliveries Without Human Contact?
When science asks how you can automate truck deliveries and reduce interactions, businesses tend to agree with the principles.
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Small Business Grant Aims to Cut Animals in Toxicity Testing
A grant from National Institute of Health supports work by a start-up enterprise in Indiana to better estimate doses needed to test drugs for toxicity and reduce the number of animals needed for those tests.
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Brain-Controlled Home Rehab for Stroke in Development
A robotic system for home use to help people recovering from a stroke regain use of their upper bodies is in development by an engineering lab, rehabilitation hospital, and 2 companies in Texas.
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Electro-Pharmaceutical Device Tested to Heal Nerve Injuries
An implanted electronic device is shown in tests with lab rats to help heal peripheral nerve injuries, after which the device degrades and is absorbed into the body.
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Infographic — International Space Station Crew Members
Our friends at Statista published a chart showing the nations represented among ISS crew members since it become operational, our infographic for this weekend.
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Artificial Pancreas Controls Type 1 Diabetes Better Than Insulin Pump Alone
A clinical trial shows a closed-loop algorithm-controlled artificial pancreas system helps people with type 1 diabetes better control their blood sugar levels than a glucose sensor and insulin pump system alone.
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Jet Fuel from Carbon Waste Powers Virgin Atlantic Flight
A Virgin Atlantic flight arriving earlier today from Orlando, Florida to London’s Gatwick airport is the first to use a biofuel made from fermented carbon-rich industrial waste gases.
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Protein Delivered with Gold Nanoparticles Helps Fix Muscle Injuries
A bioengineering lab at Harvard University devised a technique using gold nanoscale particles to deliver a protein to reduce inflammation from muscle injuries in lab mice.