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Building energy harvesters from fish scales (Engineers Australia)

Edit Public Technologies 19 Sep 2016
The researchers from the Organic Nano-Piezoelectric Device Laboratory at Jadavpur University found that fish scales contain collagen fibres that have a piezoelectric property ... One possible application is to implant the nanogenerator into a heart for pacemaker devices, where it will continuously generate power from heartbeats for the operation of the pacemaker....

Bengaluru startup brings stethoscope home 200 years after invention

Edit The Times of India 19 Sep 2016
From a simple wooden pipe in 1816 to a device that's undergone several improvements today, the stethoscope has been a doctor's close friend. And in the 200th year of its invention, a digital innovation by a Bengaluru startup holds the promise of bringing it home for the first time. The device, called Taal, has been designed for both medical professionals and patients to use by MUSEinc, a two-year-old startup ... From around the web....

Nick Cave: One More Time With Feeling, Skeleton Tree and the power and language of grief

Edit The Guardian 19 Sep 2016
The subject matter is heavy – the death of a child – but the results are divine in an album that emerges from struggle to something like spiritual glory ... Cave and his family were pulled into a vortex, the dread of parents everywhere ... The bassist, Martyn Casey, once upon a time the rhythmic flight inside The Triffids’ Wide Open Road and the evil heat driving Bad Seeds songs like Stagger Lee, stands here as the band’s aching heartbeat....

'It's not criminal to protect our water': Native Americans rally at Utah Capitol in solidarity ...

Edit The Salt Lake Tribune 18 Sep 2016
The pounding of drums felt like a heartbeat ­— each thump on the leather sent a visible pulse through the crowd, igniting babies’ coos and peoples’ yawps. The sound lent a constant rhythm to the rally of 300 people at the state Capitol on Saturday, each of whom came with their own perspectives but also the desire to stand together under a shared message ... The protesters — mainly Native America... ....

Comment on A former consultant says rail project is costing Kiewit $100 million by localguy

Edit Star Advertiser 18 Sep 2016
As the Nei has a proven track record of willfully failing to maintain core infrastructure, rail will break down, entire system turned into a brick. Just as the Zip-mobile was not properly maintained, broken down multiple times ... Unionized rail workers will follow the lead of greed union BART workers. Will strike in a heartbeat, shut rail down. Think it will not happen in the Nei? You must be wearing thick rose colored glasses ... ....

Babies can see and hear a lot more inside the womb than you might suspect

Edit Business Insider 18 Sep 2016
An illustration of a fetus in the womb ... To vanquish our ignorance, we both started reading immediately and obsessively on the latest science behind pregnancy and child development ... But the ones I found the most eyebrow-raising had to do with the awareness possessed by babies in the womb ... By 24 weeks, the cochlea, eardrum, ossicles, and other crucial ear structures are fully formed — and the "record" light is on in the baby studio....

Why Am I Here?

Edit Huffington Post 18 Sep 2016
I'm lay here in a ward at one of the best Cardiac units in the country with men and women who are at least 30 years older than me and facing triple heart bypasses and all sorts of the most invasive, necessary and lifesaving procedures. The splendid chap in the opposite bed from me is 85 years old tomorrow ... The significant annoyance for him is that he's having to celebrate his birthday away from those he cares about most....

Texas sets club record with Friday's comeback (Texas Rangers)

Edit Public Technologies 18 Sep 2016
'I don't think we're going to raise a flag out there next year that says that,' Banister said of the record. Banister wasn't able to point to one facet of the Rangers that makes them better suited for comebacks. He did, however, push aside the notion that his team has been lucky ... We have to tell them to stop playing at the end of the night ... the A's ... 'He's a part of the heartbeat of this team,' Banister said....

Texas sets club record with Friday's comeback

Edit MLB 18 Sep 2016
ARLINGTON -- The Rangers set a club record on Friday night, recording their ninth win when trailing in the ninth inning or later after Jonathan Lucroy's two-run walk-off single sent them home winners over the A's. They are the first team in the Majors to win that many games when trailing in the ninth or later since the 2012 A's ... the A's ... "He's a part of the heartbeat of this team," Banister said....

Cleveland Browns lose, make progress, feel frustration -- Terry Pluto

Edit Cleveland 18 Sep 2016
CLEVELAND, Ohio -- What a way to lose, with two dubious unsportsmanlike conduct penalties hurting the Cleveland Browns. That's what I kept thinking as the Browns lost to the Baltimore Ravens, 25-20, in their home opener at FirstEnergy Stadium. You can talk about how the Browns blew a 20-0 lead in the first quarter, and they did just that ... You could see him being the heartbeat of the defense ... The veteran found Coleman for two scores....

Victoria experts see fallout from opioid addictions

Edit The Oklahoman 18 Sep 2016
But the reality is that overdose deaths have spiked in communities across the country. An investigation by The Associated Press and the Center for Public Integrity discovered drugmakers that produce opioid painkillers and allied advocacy groups spent more than $880 million on campaign contributions and lobbying over the past decade as they worked to influence state and federal policies....

15 Canceled Shows From Last Season You’ve Already Forgotten Existed (Photos)

Edit The Wrap 17 Sep 2016
Another victim of the title change and another piece of evidence ... “The Player” was supposed to be Wesley Snipes‘ big return to acting, but instead it fizzled out, got its episode order cut, and was basically the first canceled show of the 2015 season. “The Family” ... “Heartbeat” ... 'Feed the Beast' Canceled by AMC After 1 Season ....

11 iOS tips and tricks to turn you into an iPhone and iPad master

Edit Digital Spy 17 Sep 2016
Forget the iPhone 7, you don't need a shiny new smartphone to make the most of Apple's latest mobile delights ... Getting to grips with the latest patch doesn't need to be a chore either, with these iOS 10 tips and tricks you'll be a master in no time ... Let the endless GIF back-and-forth commence ... OK, so it's not your actual heartbeat, but bae will get the idea from the pulsing Digital Touch graphic....
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