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Tag: Technology

Synthetic biology is a chance to engineer the biological world

Imagine you could program a living cell in the same way you currently program a computer.  Cells could be made…

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Posted in: Education, Technology Filed under: HarassMap, Imperial, SafeCity, safety, synthetic biology, Technology, trains, Transport

Skeletons, chamber pots and hippo sandals: the lost treasures of Crossrail

"We have a view of the Victorians as being po-faced and strait-laced, and it’s quite funny to think of someone…

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Posted in: Public sector Filed under: HarassMap, SafeCity, safety, Technology, trains, Transport

Wisdom of crowds: public services and crowdfunding

When Isle of Wight Council withdrew funding for school crossings, Cowes Primary School set up a page on the Crowdfunder…

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Posted in: Public sector Filed under: HarassMap, SafeCity, safety, Technology, trains, Transport

Can technology really keep people safe from crime on public transport?

Letting people text transport police has pushed up figures for some crimes. The real answer is to make technology part…

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Posted in: Public sector, Technology Filed under: HarassMap, SafeCity, safety, Technology, trains, Transport

Will mobile health apps make GPs redundant?

Most of the 165,000 mobile health apps available offer advice on diet and fitness but new ones are diagnosing illness…

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Posted in: Health Filed under: apps, Babylon Health, business, Doctors, fitness, GPs, health, Health policy, Healthcare industry, mobile health, monitor, NHS, NHS Choices, Politics, Public services policy, Society, Technology, UK news, your.MD

Meet the female entrepreneurs taking on male-dominated industries

When only 15% of engineering and technology undergraduates are female, women who work in traditionally male-dominated areas can find it…

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Posted in: Business Filed under: business, engineeering, Entrepreneur, Female, Lifestyle, Network, Small business, Technology, woman, women

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