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COI synopsis: New ways of preserving life, limb - and materials. After a heart attack, the heart may be in a weakened state. If a pacemaker is needed, it normally imposes its own rhythm on the heart, which...
COI synopsis: Stress can be an insidious destructive force on man and on machine. Alleviating it can prevent accidents, or help to preserve equipment - or even tempers! Ordinary contact lenses stress the...
COI synopsis: In science, as in every-day life, things aren’t always quite what they seem... Vaccination stimulates the body’s defences to a disease, but it carries side-effects - it can, on occasion,...
COI synopsis: Extending precise control to some new and unusual areas. Till now, the only cure for a bad slipped disc case has been a major operation on the back. A new pioneering treatment replaces the...
COI synopsis: Alarm systems - often a crucial element in securing safety, but they can also have a critical role to play in ensuring efficiency in other areas. A tiny radio pill can be swallowed down into...
COI synopsis: A small button-like probe that sits on a premature baby’s chest and sniffs gases through the baby’s skin. Immediate and continuous monitoring of gas levels in the baby’s blood may mean...
COI synopsis: Many so-called deaf people can actually still be "deafened" when their hearing aids amplify loud sounds. A new hearing aid has a device that filters out painful sounds without - as normally...
COI synopsis: An ergonomically designed bike that allows the not-so-fit to achieve maximum performance - without putting excessive strain on their hearts.
COI synopsis: Till now migraine has been largely unsuccessfully controlled with the use of drugs. Now, the establishment of a link between a drop in the temperature of the hands and the onset of the...
COI synopsis: A survey of some of the latest things to wear - not that they’re the latest thing in fashion, but all carry the solution to some awkward problems. A small wrist-watch has been specially...
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