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Just how wide is the World Wide Web?
Ross Lancaster and Kaylee Nelson Science & TechnologySince its inauspicious debut in 1991, the World Wide Web has seen unprecedented technological growth. In a mere 25 years, it has gone from being just a dream of a British computer scientist to an inescapable part of the modern world — whether it be for business, social networking or general information.
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Ebola: The current state of the outbreak
Joan Spitrey Medical & Allied HealthcareOn July 11, I shared an article about the Ebola outbreak that was reaching historic levels. At that point in time, the outbreak was contained to the West African countries of Sierra Leone, Liberia and Guinea with 888 confirmed cases.
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Mothers may pass their fears to children through smell
Dorothy L. Tengler Science & TechnologyScientists generally define fear as a negative emotional state triggered by the presence of a stimulus that has the potential to cause harm. Certainly, fear is a vital response to physical and emotional danger — if we didn't feel it, we couldn't protect ourselves from legitimate threats. But often we fear situations that are far from life or death and thus hang back for no good reason.
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Beyond making calls: How tech is changing the fitness industry
Brie Ragland Sports & FitnessHow do we allow people to become more active but stay connected at the same time? This is a question those in the technology sector have been facing for quite some time. In general, it seems that people today want to maintain their health and fitness routines while never disconnecting from their social and business aspects of life.
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Using EMR databases to conduct clinical research
Maria Frisch Medical & Allied HealthcareElectronic medical records contain enormous amounts of information that could be used in clinical research and quality improvement. However, ethical concerns — such as patient consent and minimization of reidentification — abound.
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Autonomous vehicles driving the future of transportation
Preston Keefe Transportation Technology & AutomotiveOver the next decade, federal, state and local transportation agencies may need to rethink their business plans as a result of a major innovation in technology. Autonomous vehicles — sometimes known as automated vehicles, smart cars, driverless cars or intelligent vehicles — are capable of providing significant independent driving assistance.
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Who wins in Tesla’s patent move?
Ross Lancaster Transportation Technology & AutomotiveIn the world of automotive technology, patents exclusive to one automaker have traditionally been guarded as extremely valuable possessions, never to make it into a rival's hands. On June 12, Tesla CEO Elon Musk turned that line of thinking on its head.
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How fitness businesses can tap into the latest wearable tech
Ryan Clark Sports & FitnessWearable technology devices in the fitness industry are known as "activity trackers." They offer people physically training the ability to monitor progress by analyzing data such as distance traveled, weight lifted and heart rate achieved.
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STEM education growing, but still has room for improvement
Suzanne Mason EducationThe revival of interest in STEM education started with the national Educate to Innovate campaign in 2009. Five years later, the revival is still in its infant steps, and it still has room to grow in both diversity and innovation.
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Amazon enters the smartphone battlefield
Ross Lancaster Science & TechnologyAnother tech giant has joined the smartphone wars. In a presentation by CEO Jeff Bezos on Wednesday in Seattle, Amazon unveiled its long-rumored Fire Phone. But as Amazon launches what it hopes will be its next sensational multimedia device, it must avoid the fate of past phones with well-known brand-name associations.
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