Daily Archives: November 9, 2023

Energy-efficient university hub arranged around light-filled “fissure”

MVRDV often draws inspiration from the natural landscape. The Dutch firm now riffs on nature once again, with an energy-efficient university building that will be arranged around a light-filled atrium likened to a fissure in a boulder.

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Your smartphone could tell how drunk you are by listening to you talk

Anyone who's been to karaoke night at a bar knows just how dramatically altered our voices get after throwing back a few drinks. Scientists have now shown that analyzing these vocal changes is a surprisingly good way to see just how drunk we are.

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15 State-of-he Art Pumps for Ukraine Oil and Gas Production Company

Wanner International announced that it had sold 15 pumps to Ukrainian oil and gas production company, the Representative Office of Regal Petroleum Corporation Limited.

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Vitamin B3 may give cells the boost they need to reverse chronic pain

Good news for the 51 million Americans with chronic pain: Scientists have unraveled the neuronal disturbances that can see acute pain turn into a long-term nightmare, and with some targeted cell therapy, could potentially stop this process altogether.

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QB4 Meets Pressure Needs in High Flow Applications

Engineers and other manufacturing professionals looking for a single device that regulates pressure extremely accurately while handling high flows will find it in the Proportion-Air QB4 electro-pneumatic proportional pressure regulator.

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Genetic ringleader responsible for prostate cancer spread identified

Researchers have identified the gene responsible for setting off a cellular chain reaction that causes prostate cancer to metastasize to the bone. The discovery could have significant implications for treating prostate and other cancers.

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Future GM EV motors could swap rare earth with “Clean Earth” magnets

GM is looking to Niron Magnetics to help it eliminate problematic rare earth materials from its permanent magnet EV motors. Niron's "Clean Earth" magnets are claimed to be the only rare-earth-free permanent magnets capable of automotive-grade power.

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UK MoD to use scarily realistic mannequin to train Army surgeons

In a stomach-churning development, the UK Ministry of Defence has unveiled the latest version of the Surgical Advanced Mannequin (SAM) for training combat surgeons, which is almost too good at simulating battle injuries, including very realistic bleeding.

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Lyte Aviation’s 44-seat SkyBus: VTOLs as public transport

London startup Lyte Aviation is thinking big when it comes to VTOL aircraft. Forget your piddly five-seaters, Lyte says its first aircraft will be a 44-seat monster with a 300-km/h (186-mph) top speed and a range over 1,000 km (620 miles).

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