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Your body has enough iron in it to make a nail 3 inches long. Anyone who has ever tasted blood knows that it has a slightly metallic taste. This is due to the high levels of iron in the blood. If you were to take all of this iron out of the body, you'd have enough to make a small nail and very severe anemia.
Manufacturing Skills Gap Could Hit 2M Jobs By 2025

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Why Medtech Must Go Digital: 'You Can't Bring A Knife To A Gunfight'
Silicon Valley recognizes the power and potential of the healthcare markets, and is coming to play. The medical device industry must quickly adapt to the new digital paradigm, or some of its biggest players like General Electric and Medtronic could get squashed by the likes of IBM, Apple and Samsung - or so said a panel of venture capitalists at this week's Advamed 2015 conference in San Diego. "This is not your father's healthcare company competition," said Leslie Bottorff, managing director of the healthcare arm of GE Ventures. 
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Bio-Inspired Robotic Finger Looks, Feels And Works Like The Real Thing
Most robotic parts used to today are rigid, have a limited range of motion and don't really look lifelike. Inspired by both nature and biology, a scientist from Florida Atlantic University has designed a novel robotic finger that looks and feels like the real thing. This new technology used both a heating and then a cooling process to operate the robotic finger. 
Imagine the plight of a manufacturing company about to become uncompetitive due to low-cost offshore imports. A custom automation solution. The company is left with few options: It can join the trend and offshore its services, or it can get creative and find a way to pull significant costs out of its production process through automation. Manufacturers can automate assembly, packaging and inspection processes, but may struggle to know where to begin.
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Modern joint replacements are an effective treatment for patients suffering from debilitating joint conditions. 400,000 hip replacement surgeries are performed each year in North America, and 10 percent of those hip replacements need to be removed and replaced in a patient's life time.
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Oversharing Can Compromise Your Data Online 
Cyber attacks are remarkably common, and seem to target many high profile institutions.
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10 Accessories That Will Make Your iPhone's Camera Even Better

That camera will do just fine for most people's needs, but if you consider yourself something of an amateur photographer...
17 Of The Most Underrated National Parks In America
Move over, Yellowstone.
9 Desserts Better Than Apple Pie

There will always be something satisfying about putting your blood, sweat, and tears into making a beautiful apple pie with its filling oozing ever so slightly through the latticed crust. 
Fun Fact
Charles Baldwin, designer of the international biohazard symbol, said regarding his design, "We wanted something that was memorable but meaningless, so we could educate people as to what it means."

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