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Stopping Infection Outbreaks with AI and Big Data

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So, they put a charge code in the electronic health record pretty quickly. I was surprised by the result, but when you think about it, whole-genome sequencing is relatively cheap. And importantly, any procedure that was done to them. So, when hospitals do a procedure, they need to get paid for it. It’s really been a pleasure.

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Inventing Postscript, the Tech That Took the Pain out of Printing

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Laser printer A device that, like a xerographic copier, draws an image on a drum, but with a laser beam instead of lenses; applies toner to the charged image area; and transfers the toner to a sheet of paper, melting it into the paper to set the image. As noted earlier, one was a cheap laser printer. Today, even Hewlett-Packard Co.

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Non-bike bike gear tested: HoverAir X1 is the cyclists’ drone I’ve been looking for

Baua Electric

It folds to protect all of its important bits, though I bought a cheap case for a portable hard drive to keep the drone in so it wouldn’t get damaged bouncing around in my backpack while riding or during plane travel. Not magazine quality, but pretty good for a pocket-sized flying camera!

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The Soviet-Era, Z80-based Galaksija Dared to Be Different

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Complete plans for the Galaksija were first published in 1983 in an article in the computer magazine Računari u vašoj kući as a joint venture between the Galaksija’s designer, Voja Antonić , and the magazine’s editor, Dejan Ristanović. (An Like many makers, I use a cheap and cheerful TL866-based ROM programmer.

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Powered By IEEE Program Saves Startups Money

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Running a startup isn't cheap. Their father is in charge of shipping and logistics. Elijah says access to journals and magazines in the IEEE Xplore Digital Library is helping him keep up to date on advances in his field. Many founders bootstrap their company to survive. BotBlox is a family business.

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Chrysler's first electric car to be two-seat sports car - Apr. 15, 2009

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

0:00 / 4:40 Battery power for Chrysler The Circuit will be a purely plug-in car - there will be no gas tank or gasoline engine at all - with an expected range of 150 to 200 miles on a full charge. More Miami on the cheap House prices in Miami soared, then crashed. Power will come from a 200 kilowatt, or 268 horsepower, electric motor.

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?How a Design Battle Between Chip Engineers Led to Polaroid’s Revolutionary SX-70 Camera

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So it came as no surprise when TI was charged with developing the camera’s exposure control board. Still, though the parts were not cheap, costing Fairchild approximately $20 or $30 each, they were manufacturable. He charged out of the room. The idea was to work on this dream together as soon as the technology arrived.

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