Punctuation that packs a powerful punch

It’s easy to think of punctuation as just a few dots and dashes, but in today’s world of texting and messaging, those little marks carry a lot of weight. A single period can make a message feel cold and a missing exclamation point might seem like a snub. Why is punctuation suddenly so loaded?

Brave New World for Amputees

Brave New World for Amputees

The twenty-first century has seen groundbreaking improvements in prosthetics for amputees, and developments continue at a rapid rate. The Department of Defense’s Hand Proprioception and Touch Interfaces (HAPTIX) program has been working with rehabilitation experts at...

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Allergy Treatment News

Allergy Treatment News

While hay fever and other seasonal allergies can cause plenty of misery, peanut, egg, milk, and other food allergies can be deadly. This has prompted medical researchers to work diligently in developing new tests for food allergies. There are an estimated three...

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Recent Developments in Medtech

Recent Developments in Medtech

Devices that use video technology to detect a person’s heart and breathing rate are nothing new but until recently such devices were only effective on brightly illuminated, light-skinned people. DistancePPG, developed by researchers at Rice University, is a video...

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