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CES 2024 Preview: A Tricorder, Magic Mirrors, and a Solar EV

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Withings A real-world version of the Star Trek Tricorder has long been a grail for the consumer electronics industry. A decade ago, Qualcomm offered a multi-million dollar prize for any team that could create such a mobile diagnostic device, and in 2017 it crowned the winners. The BeamO is a compact health monitor for at-home checkups.

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Portable Life-Support Device Provides Critical Care in Conflict and Disaster Zones

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A bomb explodes — medical devices set to action. Then, they asked us whether we could develop a device for this. Finally, whether we could integrate other functionalities into this device.” We used to see ourselves as an R&D laboratory, we have now also become a medical device manufacturer!” We proved it.

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Health Effects Institute to release Executive Summary of ACES new-technology diesel results this fall

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HEI is an independent, non-profit research institute funded jointly by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the worldwide motor vehicle industry. The 2010-compliant engines included the filter plus a selective catalytic reduction device.

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Non-intrusive bio-monitoring system anticipates driver fatigue in the vehicle to prevent accidents

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The Instituto de Biomecánica de Valencia (Biomechanics Institute - IBV) and its consortium partners in the European project HARKEN have developed a non-intrusive system integrated into smart materials which is capable of monitoring cardiac and respiratory rhythms in order to prevent drivers from falling asleep. and biosensors—PLUX.

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IHS Markit: 2020 low-sulfur requirements for marine bunker fuels causing scramble for refiners and shippers

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The IMO fuel sulfur content regulation will have a significant global impact on both the refining and the shipping industries. As a result, both industries will experience rapid change and significant cost and operational impacts, according to new analysis from IHS Markit. The two industries are vastly unprepared.

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New bio-inspired macro-meso-microporous material offers significant improvement in battery performance

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The hierarchical nature of the pores also reduces the stresses in these electrodes during the charge/discharge processes, improving their structural stability and resulting in a longer life time for energy storage devices. However, the original Murray’s law is only applicable to mass transfer processes involving no mass variations.

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World Earth Day & The Green Reset

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As more of us become aware of harmful industry practices, we are striving and searching for more sustainable alternatives. Swap defuser sticks which can trigger respiratory problems or be poisonous for your animals for natural candles such as Ebb and Flos Wellness Candle which you can find here. Invest in sustainable products.

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