Better Medical Record-keeping is required to Fight Antibiotic Misuse
A lack of precise record-keeping in clinics and emergency departments may be impeding efforts to reduce unnecessary antibiotic usage, according to two recent investigations by…
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Arcing Horns
Arcing horns (also known as arc-horns) are projecting conductors that shield insulators or switch hardware in high-voltage electric power transmission lines from damage during a…
Climate Inaction has a Substantial Global Cost
Historically, assessments of how climate change will affect global economy have been based on annual temperature fluctuations. However, the extra effects of variability and extremes…
Discrimination may Speed up Aging
Discrimination may accelerate the biological processes of aging, according to a new study headed by academics at the NYU School of Global Public Health. The…
Electric Power Quality
Electric power quality refers to how closely a power supply system’s voltage, frequency, and waveform adhere to defined criteria. A stable supply voltage that remains…
Concentrated Solar Power (CSP)
Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) is a method that employs mirrors or lenses to focus a great amount of sunlight on a small area. This focused…
Metamaterial Cloaking – use of metamaterials in an invisibility cloak
Metamaterial cloaking uses artificial materials known as metamaterials to modify the behavior of light or other electromagnetic waves. These materials are engineered to have unique…
Roadmap for Closing the Carbon Cycle
A key method to attaining net-zero carbon emissions is to convert many sectors of the economy, such as personal vehicles and heating, to run on…
Racial differences in Childhood Obesity are on the Rise
Some of the most significant rises in childhood obesity among New York City public school kids in recent years have occurred among socioeconomic and demographic…
Tunable Metamaterial – Multidimensional Qualities
Tunable metamaterials are materials designed to have qualities that are not found in nature. These qualities can be dynamically altered or changed in response to…
Split-ring Resonator (SRR)
A split-ring resonator (SRR) is an artificial structure found in metamaterials. It is a sort of artificial metamaterial structure that exhibits unique electromagnetic properties not…
How Geography Functions as a Structural Determinant of Health
In unincorporated towns along the US-Mexico border, historically and socially marginalized groups become invisible to the healthcare system, demonstrating that geography serves as a structural…
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