MyoStretcher - 0 views
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IonOptix is proud to announce the release of the MyoStretcher, our new cardiomyocyte force measurement system. Facilitated by the arrival of IonOptix MyoTak, our bio-compatible cell adhesive, we've developed the MyoStretcher with a focus on simplicity, ease-of-use and reliability. The MyoStretcher includes all of the necessary components to stretch as well as record force in isolated myocytes. In addition to the sensitive force transducer, motorized micro-manipulators and all component fittings, we also offer an optional piezo-electric translator for programmable stretching and a kit to facilitate attachment of glass rods to the MyoStretcher arms.
If not Global Captalism - then What? - 0 views
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I posit an optimistic view of the potential for Society from the emergence of a new and “Open” form of Capitalism.
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Open Capital
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the concept of “Open” Capital is “so simple…. it repels the mind".
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Cell Tester Opens the Window of Discovery | Product Information | Articles - 0 views
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Written by Lisa J Fulghum Physiologic Mechanisms in Cardiac Myocytes and Skeletal Muscle Cells The revolutionary Cell Tester SI-CTS200 is a new research tool for cellular investiga
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The revolutionary Cell Tester SI-CTS200 is a new research tool for cellular investigation that can (without any changes) be used for one single living cell, for a small multi-cellular preparation and for single or larger skinned muscle strip preparations. Translational experiments from the single living cells to the intact multi-cellular level can be accomplished.
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The Cell Tester offers: Integral microtweezer apparatus that facilitates cellular attachment Two integrated piezo manipulators are included Bio-compatible adhesive (MyoTak™) included Unique rotational stage that allows for easy cellular alignment, improved experimental throughput (shown in the image above) Ultra-quiet force transducer included Linear displacement motor stretches or compresses cells with 25nm precision Fits ANY inverted microscope Use native cuvette or ANY 35mm glass bottom dish
Private 'Distributed Ledgers' Miss the Point of a Blockchain | Bank Think - 0 views
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a new buzzword making waves throughout the financial industry: “distributed ledger.”
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Some say it's a tool to enable transparency by ensuring that all members of a group receive cryptographically secured messages about participants’ activities
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Some are even bold enough to predict that distributed ledgers will end the madness of managing multiple database and reconciliation structures.
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About Acreo - Acreo - 0 views
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Finance Acreo is an independent non-profit research institute. A research institute works to facilitate the commercialization of research and to strengthen collaboration between industry and academic research.
Innovation Canada: A Call to Action - Review of Federal Support to Research and Develop... - 1 views
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Canada has a solid foundation on which to build success as a leader in the knowledge economy of tomorrow
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innovation in Canada lags behind other highly developed countries
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innovation is the ultimate source of the long-term competitiveness of businesses and the quality of life of Canadians
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Poly(methyl methacrylate) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - 0 views
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Names PMMA has been sold under a variety of brand names and generic names. It is often generically called acrylic glass,[6] although it is chemically unrelated to glass. It is sometimes called simply acrylic, although acrylic can also refer to other polymers or copolymers containing polyacrylonitrile. Other notable trade names include: Plexiglas
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Acrylic paint essentially consists of PMMA suspended in water; however since PMMA is hydrophobic, a substance with both hydrophobic and hydrophilic groups needs to be added to facilitate the suspension.
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Plastic optical fiber used for short distance communication is made from PMMA, and perfluorinated PMMA, clad with fluorinated PMMA, in situations where its flexibility and cheaper installation costs outweigh its poor heat tolerance and higher attenuation over glass fiber.
INSO-5-2015 - 0 views
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Scope: The scope is that of creating a Community, involving social innovators, researchers, citizens, policy makers, which will bring together on the one hand research actions and results and on the other implementation actions, new initiatives, and policy developments.
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help promote social innovation initiatives
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increase relevance of policies and actions
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Food Security Information Network (FSIN) - 1 views
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FSIN is a technical platform for exchanging expertise and best practices on food security and nutrition analysis. It promotes independent and consensus-based information and highlights critical data gaps. The result of a consultative process between government institutions and development partners interested in a new vision for country-led food security information systems, FSIN continues providing support at country and regional level. Demand-driven and flexible, it remains adaptable to changing contexts and evolving needs. Today, FSIN's work spans the effort of 16 global and regional partners committed to improving availability and quality of food security and nutrition analysis for better decision-making. It also facilitates the Global Network Against Food Crises's first pillar which is centered on better understanding global food crises.
The New Normal in Funding University Science | Issues in Science and Technology - 1 views
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Government funding for academic research will remain limited, and competition for grants will remain high. Broad adjustments will be needed
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he sequester simply makes acute a chronic condition that has been getting worse for years.
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the federal budget sequester
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Partner State - P2P Foundation - 0 views
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So here we have it, the new triarchy: - The state, with its public property and representative mechanisms of governance (in the best scenario) - The private sector, with the corporation and private property - The commons, with the Trust (or the for-benefit association), and which is the ‘property’ of all its members (not the right word in the context of the commons, since it has a different philosophy of ownership)
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Owning Together Is the New Sharing by Nathan Schneider - YES! Magazine - 0 views
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VC-backed sharing economy companies like Airbnb and Uber have caused trouble for legacy industries, but gone is the illusion that they are doing it with actual sharing
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Their main contribution to society has been facilitating new kinds of transactions
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The notion that sharing would do away with the need for owning has been one of the mantras of sharing economy promoters. We could share cars, houses, and labor, trusting in the platforms to provide. But it’s becoming clear that ownership matters as much as ever.
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The Link Economy and Creditright - Geeks Bearing Gifts - Medium - 3 views
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Online, content with no links has no value because it has no audience
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News Commons used Repost as the basis of a content- and audience-sharing network among dozens of sites big and small in the state’s new ecosystem
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Huffington Post and Twitter can get thousands of writers — including me — to make content for free because it brings us audience and attention.
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Applications of distributed ledger technology (DLT) and Blockchain-enabled smart contra... - 2 views
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Traceability concerns "the ability to record all required information relating to that which is under consideration, throughout its entire lifecycle, by means of recorded identifications" A consortium blockchain structure is adopted and supported by smart contracts for compliance code checking to improve construction quality management and better facilitate information sharing and enhanced mutual trust
Open Insulin - 3 views
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OS operates as both a legal entity (non-profit) and a philosophical paradigm for facilitating widespread access Primary focus is to research and develop the first open source protocols to produce insulin and insulin production hardware simply and economically.
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Quote: We are looking to the precedents of the "Defensive Patent License" and the "Peer Production License", and the "Humanitarian Technology and Intellectual Property License Agreement."
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