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It is not possible to tickle yourself. Even the most ticklish among us do not have the ability to tickle ourselves. The reason behind this is that your brain predicts the tickle from information it already has, like how your fingers are moving. Because it knows and can feel where the tickle is coming from, your brain doesn't respond in the same way as it would if someone else was doing the tickling.

Group Gears Up To Bid For Smart Manufacturing Institute

 

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The FDA Should Review Medical Marijuana

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Data Privacy Playbook For Wearables And IoT

 

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Long Cons: The Next Age of Cyber Attacks

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MEDJACK: Hackers Hijacking Medical Devices To Create Backdoors In Hospital Networks

After the Office of Personnel Management breach, medical data was labeled as the "holy grail" for cybercriminals intent on espionage. "Medical information can be worth 10 times as much as a credit card number," reported Reuters. And now to steal such information, hospital networks are getting pwned by malware-infected medical devices.

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Human Organs-on-Chips Nominated for Design of the Year 2015

The Wyss Institute's human organs-on-chips have been nominated for Design of the Year 2015 by the Design Museum in London and will be put on display as part of the museum's Designs of the Year 2015 Exhibition. The Designs of the Year Exhibition, which will be open to the public March 25 to August 16, 2015, will feature 76 designs selected by the museum for the 2015 award consideration from the pool of candidates nominated by the world's top design experts, practitioners, curators and academics. 

Industrial Automation And Control Systems Security

I don't believe inaccessibility really exists today in the world of industrial automation and Controls system. My recommendation is to admit and plan for high integration with business systems, and to dismiss the idea, that control systems can be isolated. If isolation is not an effective security measure, then how can you protect your control system then how can you help your company or clients deal with the conflicting requirements of more integration and more isolation?

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Your Competitors Are Adopting Additive, Are You?

According to Forbes, 68% of survey respondents forecast that their spending on 3D printing will increase in 2015, and the Harvard Business Review reported that projections have industrial-grade 3D printer sales rising while the range of printable materials continues to expand. Great, so why is additive manufacturing getting all the attention today? 

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Quote of the Week

"Life is not a problem to be solved, but a reality to be experienced."
 

Soren Kierkegaard

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Is the Era of Fast Food Ending?

Artificial Additives, hormones, antibiotics and GMO's. These buzz words have never been more prevalent than today and our fast food companies are feeling it. 

11 Things No One Tells You About Your Morning Cup Of Coffee

Is there anything more satisfying than that first sip of coffee in the morning?  Whether you're a latte drinker or you take yours black, there's no question that coffee is energizing and unbelievably delicious.
7 Embarrassing Cultural Mistakes Never to Make Abroad

Learning about another country's cultures while you travel is all part of the fun -- but not knowing enough in advance can sometimes lead to accidental offense. 

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Fun Fact
Did you know that Oxford University is actually older than the Aztec Empire?
As early as 1096 teaching had already started at Oxford and by 1249 it had grown into a full fledged university. The Aztec civilization of central Mexico founded the city of Tenochtitlan by the Mexica at Lake Texcoco around 1325.

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With ISO 9001 & 13485 certified facilities in North America and Asia, we're equipped to service facilities anywhere in the world.  Our in-house expertise in the design and manufacturing of mechanical assemblies, computing solutions and electronic circuit design result in extremely reliable products with controlled lifecycles.  Our additive manufacturing services offer an excellent option for high-mix, low-volume part production, in addition to prototype units.

 

GMI Solutions has long been a trusted partner of many global tier-one OEMs, including GE, Siemens, Abbott, Danaher, Philips, Stratasys and many more.

 

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The GMI Solutions Team

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