Health
A growing pedestrian safety crisis: Speed, short lights and SUVs are worsening a health epidemic
It's an epidemic of a different kind.
Sep 17, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Batch testing and contact tracing are the two keys to stop the lockdown yo-yo
Back in March and April, I (and many other economists) argued for lockdowns to get COVID-19 infections under control and to give health systems time to put in place testing and tracing regimes to contain the virus in the ...
Sep 11, 2020
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Sports medicine & Kinesiology
Studying water polo for kicks
Researchers at the University of Tsukuba used high-speed cameras and pressure sensors to quantify the force created by water polo players during kicking motions. They found that the high efficacy of the 'eggbeater' technique ...
Aug 25, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Thermal cameras aren't perfect, but they can help control the coronavirus pandemic
In response to the coronavirus pandemic, the world has rushed to deploy infrared thermal imaging cameras (also known as infrared radiometers) to measure people's temperature and the technology has become big business.
Jul 31, 2020
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Sports medicine & Kinesiology
Markerless motion capture technology could help skeleton athletes' training
Researchers at the University of Bath have been working with GB skeleton athletes to develop a new type of motion capture technology that can accurately track the performance of the athlete during push start phase of performance.
Jul 21, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Are thermal cameras a magic bullet for COVID-19 fever detection? There's not enough evidence to know
During the frenzy of the past few months to secure resources for the fight against COVID-19, the demand for technologies that promise to detect symptomatic individuals has been sky-high. However, not all proposed solutions ...
May 27, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Researchers develop system to control COVID-19-related fever and coughing
Since the declaration of the state of emergency in Spain due to COVID-19, over 17,000 care home users have died from coronavirus or similar symptoms, according to data provided by the regions. In this context, researchers ...
May 11, 2020
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Neuroscience
Controlling your home with the power of thought
Walking across the room to switch on a light—such a simple everyday activity involves enormously complex computations by the brain as it requires interpretation of the scene, control of the gait and planning upcoming movements ...
May 6, 2020
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Health
Reckless driving on the rise during COVID-19 pandemic
Sparse traffic on U.S. roads during the coronavirus pandemic has spawned a spike in speeding and other types of reckless driving, the Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA) says.
Apr 23, 2020
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Cardiology
PulseCam peeks below skin to map blood flow
Rice University engineers have found a way to use a video camera to peek below the skin and make high-resolution maps that show doctors and nurses exactly how much blood is reaching the capillaries.
Apr 13, 2020
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