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Last Updated: May 6th, 2009 - 18:14:50 |
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Cardiac Patients Take NASA Super Plastic to Heart
A NASA technology that was developed for an aerospace high-speed research program is now part of an implantable device for heart failure patients. The use of this NASA-developed material in a medical implant is the latest in a long line of medical applications that have benefited from NASA technology.
May 6, 2009, 18:11
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VT College of Natural Resources student named as National Science Foundation Fellow
N. Danielle Bridgers of Suffolk, Va., a fisheries and wildlife sciences graduate student in the Virginia Tech College of Natural Resources, has been awarded a 2009 National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship.The award acknowledges master's and doctoral students who have done outstanding research in science or engineering and have the potential to make substantial developments in their fields. Each fellowship provides three years of funding, including a tuition supplement and a $30,000 annual stipend.
May 6, 2009, 17:47
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The Black Inventor launches Online Service to promote black Invention and Innovation
Independent inventor, author and self-syndicated columnist Lamont Joyner, also known as "The Black Inventor" recently launched the website TheBlackInventor dot com to assist the average individual/independent black inventor with developing their unique product ideas and inventions.
Apr 14, 2009, 12:50
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NASA Offers New Science Teaching Certificate Project
NASA has unveiled the Endeavor Science Teaching Certificate Project, which will
award more than 200 fellowships to educators during a five year period.
Educators accepted into the project will be exposed to current NASA science and
engineering and supported in translating the information for use in classrooms.
Nov 18, 2008, 13:03
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Reducing 'User Error': U.Va. Engineer Developing Safer, More Effective Systems for High-Risk Industries
Working in a complex system such as an inpatient hospital ward can be a
dizzying experience. And when the flow of information from patients to
caregivers to electronic medical records breaks down, patients can receive
incorrect medications and surgeons can operate on the wrong body
part. Stephanie Guerlain, an associate engineering professor at the
University of Virginia, is using cognitive engineering to streamline complex
systems. Her work aims to create a less stressful workplace for system operators
and, in turn, a safer world for the public.
Oct 20, 2008, 16:36
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