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West Midlands Academic Health Science Network annual report reveals transformative impact on health and social care – Digital Health Technology News

  • June 21, 2023
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The West Midlands Academic Health Science Network (WMAHSN) has released its 2022/23 Impact Report, highlighting the pioneering work and innovations that have helped to improve health and generate income growth across the West Midlands. Key achievements outlined in the report include a reduction of 745 emergency 999 calls – just over two per day – […]

Ford patent describes drone moonroof pad allowing take off and landing from moving vehicles

  • June 21, 2023
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It admittedly isn’t the kind of invention marking a radical departure from its previous drone-related innovations, but a recently published US patent application by the Ford Motor Co. does offer additional evidence the automotive giant is intent on integrating UAVs into its future cars and trucks. Given its earlier filings describing concepts for gear permitting drones to perform wide-ranging services […]

How motion capture, VR and gamification could transform physical therapy

  • June 21, 2023
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Motion capture was being used in the healthcare space decades before Hollywood adopted the technology. Since then, a technological gap has emerged between the industries. Now the healthcare sector is catching up again. Four decades before Andy Serkis’ motion capture-enabled depiction of Gollum stunned cinema-goers in the early 2000s, modern motion capture was taking its […]

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£31 million funding announced for UCL’s disability innovation hub – htn

  • June 21, 2023
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UCL announced last week that its Global Disability Innovation Hub has successfully secured £31 million investment from UK Aid, a funding programme which is part of the UK’s Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office. The funding announced for UCL’s Global Disability Innovation Hub will help the programme to develop its policy and practice frameworks, work towards […]

Bosch and X Shore team up on new electric boat drivetrains

  • June 21, 2023
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Swedish electric boat maker X Shore has a new, lighter and more affordable model coming known as the X Shore 1. And with the help of Bosch, it’s going to be more efficient than ever. That’s because Bosch Engineering, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Robert Bosch GmbH, has teamed up with X Shore on the development […]

German energy prices are so high they’re driving companies to relocate, industry body says

  • June 21, 2023
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German energy prices are so high that some companies are considering leaving the country altogether, according to Siegfried Russwurm, head of the German Industry Federation (BDI). CNBC’s Annette Weisbach asked Russwurm whether the ongoing energy situation was “bad enough” for companies to relocate, to which he responded: “It is indeed.” “A lot of family-owned companies […]

Quick Charge Podcast: June 20, 2023

  • June 21, 2023
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Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from Electrek. Quick Charge is available now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn and our RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players. New episodes of Quick Charge are recorded Monday through Thursday and again on Saturday. Subscribe to our podcast in Apple Podcast or your favorite podcast player to guarantee […]

This cement company is installing a 25 MW onsite solar farm

  • June 20, 2023
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Holcim US is going to install a 25-megawatt (MW) solar farm at its Michigan cement factory that will generate more than 30% of the plant’s power. Holcim has pledged to power all of its US operations with 100% clean energy by 2030, and its latest move sees solar developer NorthStar Clean Energy installing an onsite […]

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New York Passes Bill to Shield Abortion Providers Sending Pills Into States With Bans

  • June 20, 2023
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The New York State Legislature gave final approval on Tuesday to legislation that provides legal protection for New York doctors to prescribe and send abortion pills to patients in states that have outlawed abortion. The measure, along with similar new laws in several other states controlled by Democrats, could significantly expand medication abortion access by allowing more […]