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IP rating classifications and IP rated connectors
Medical Design Technology - 9 Feb 2020 22:18
Anyone who has owned a smartphone or other portable electronic device has inevitably exposed it to unforeseen dust or liquid. Thankfully many of today's portable devices, including those used in outdoor or industrial app...
First-of-its-kind hydrogel platform enables on-demand production of medicines, chemicals
Science Daily - 9 Feb 2020 22:55
A team of chemical engineers has developed a new way to produce medicines and chemicals on demand and preserve them using portable ''biofactories'' embedded in water-based gels called hydrogels. The approach could help p...
Gravity Probe B: Brilliant science, incredible Engineering, but mediocre results, Part 2: The plan
Medical Design Technology - 9 Feb 2020 19:11
An audacious and very costly orbiting science experiment set out to verify a subtlety of General Relativity by pushing the boundaries of science and engineering, but ended with inconclusive and frustrating results. Gravi...
New treatment discovered for rare eye disease may prevent blindness
EurekAlert! - 9 Feb 2020 07:00
(Cedars-Sinai Medical Center) Patients with thyroid eye disease who used the minimally invasive insulin-like growth factor I blocking antibody, teprotumumab, experienced improvement in their symptoms, appearance and qual...