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...heard of artificial limbs and artificial hearts but what about artificial immune systems? Add another notch to the test tube: scientists at VaxDesign, a five-year-old biotechnology company based in Orlando, Florida, have created a simulated human immune system, called the Modular Immune In Vitro Construct (MIMIC for short). The dime-sized immune system can predict how humans will respond to new vaccines. The goal? To streamline vaccine research and hasten the eradication of global killers, such as AIDS...
...coast of New England, tides rise and fall up to 4 m twice a day. How about generating electricity from floating pistons on the ocean? Unlike dams, floating pistons would be friendly to marine life; they would not silt up bays and would be far less expensive to construct. Just north of Maine, in the Bay of Fundy, a moon tide can be 15 m. If intermittent vibrations on a bridge are being used to generate 20 microwatts to 120 microwatts, why not think bigger? Robert F. Bourque, North Port, Florida...
...coast of New England, tides rise and fall 8 ft. to 12 ft. twice a day. How about generating electricity from floating pistons on the ocean? Unlike dams, floating pistons would be friendly to marine life; they would not silt up bays and would be far less expensive to construct. Just north of Maine, in the Bay of Fundy, a moon tide can be 50 ft. If intermittent vibrations on a bridge are being used to generate 20 microwatts to 120 microwatts, why not think bigger...
Most of the SHoP team, the class of '94 part, started architecture school at a time when the profession was operating in the residue of the recession of the early '90s. With construction in a slump, not many architects were building much in the real world. But even when you can't construct, you can still deconstruct. So some, especially those in school, responded by burrowing deeper into architectural theory?sketching, thinking, devoting themselves to ever more radical, if not plainly buildable, design. It was one of those occasional eras of "paper architecture...
...Armored Division, consulted sheiks and discovered that a major concern of potential police recruits was the safety of their families, whom al-Qaida frequently intimidated and threatened to murder. MacFarland’s brigade proposed that if tribal leaders encouraged locals to join the police force, the army could construct police stations in the locals’ neighborhoods. This active collaboration expanded the autonomy of tribal leaders and locals, giving both the freedom to maintain and control the security of their own neighborhoods while assuring the safety of their families. Subsequently, the number of new recruits sharply increased...