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Corrosion on the International Space Station
Sasha Viasasha EngineeringSpace: the final frontier — for corrosion engineering. Keeping individuals alive and functional on board the International Space Station (ISS) requires an incredibly complex system of life-support machinery and equipment monitoring.
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Plastics in construction: A vision of the future
Adolfo Benedito Construction & Building MaterialsPlastics and their technology are youthful. We must remember the short history of plastic materials — which began in the late 19th century and grew throughout the 20th century — in relation to the wide experience of materials traditionally used in construction.
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Impressive new smartphone apps in health and medicine
Rosemary Sparacio Medical & Allied HealthcareSmartphones are just about everywhere. In the U.S. alone, more than 91 million Americans now use a smartphone. Of course, these devices are much more than just a phone. The fact that there are apps for many areas in personal health and medicine is a logical step to help individuals take better care of themselves and for researchers to find ways for individuals and physicians to do just that.
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Cultured red blood cells: There’s nothing artificial about it
Rosemary Sparacio Medical & Allied HealthcareBlood transfusions play a critical role in clinical practice. Over 90 million transfusions take place each year. In the U.S., through donations from individuals, blood donor programs, blood banks and the American Red Cross, transfusions are made possible. However, in order to get the supplies they need, all venues must participate.
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How does the Heartbleed bug affect your business?
Ross Lancaster Science & TechnologyIf you've followed the tech world in the last two weeks, chances are that you've heard of the Heartbleed bug. But what exactly is Heartbleed, how serious is the risk, and how will it affect your business?
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How paper can help point-of-care diagnostics
Dr. Afsaneh Motamed-Khorasani Medical & Allied HealthcareNoncommunicable diseases or chronic diseases have been reported to be responsible for 36 million deaths per year. The majority of NCD deaths have been reported in low- and middle-income countries.
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3-D printing and its impact on the medical implant industry
Hannah Whiteoak Manufacturing3-D printing is the process of manufacturing objects by building them up layer by layer. As this new technology develops, it is finding an ever-greater range of applications in a variety of fields. One area where 3-D printing could truly change lives is in the manufacturing of medical implants.
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Women in oil and gas: Why the US may be lagging behind
Lucy Wallwork Natural ResourcesNumerous studies reaffirm the contribution of women to the workplace across all industries. But in the oil and gas sector — an industry with a lingering reputation of an "old boys' club" — it somehow still seems more of an uphill struggle to achieve meaningful participation by women.
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Who left the window open? XP users cast out into the cold
Ross Lancaster Science & TechnologyIt's a near-certainty that no matter where you're reading this from, Windows XP was at one time or another your main operating system at home, work or both. Released to retail in October 2001, the OS remained the most popular in operation until August 2012, when fellow Microsoft product Windows 7 overtook it.
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The ephemeral message illusion: Should we snap out of it?
Julie Bernhard Science & TechnologyIt might be hard to comprehend, but we did once live in a time where breaking up with someone was not a public affair. Dissolving relationships used be private matters and didn't consist of selecting a new item in a drop-down menu. The line between public and private matters appears to be convoluted. Is that a good thing?
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