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Podcast | Leveraging the pandemic-triggered rate of technology uptake
The latest episode of The Engineers Collective is out now. Rapid move to home working last March triggered something of a step change in the use of technology as people looked for alternative ways to deliver and maintain transport infrastructure. Join NCE editor Claire Smith and special guests Network Rail BIM programme manager John Nolan and Bentley …
Novel Technique Spots Neuronal Uptake of Amyloid in Alzheimer’s Disease
One of the hallmarks of Alzheimer’s disease is the formation of amyloid plaques–sticky clumps of a protein called amyloid beta–that collect between neurons in the brain. Increasingly, however, attention has turned from these insoluble plaques to soluble forms of amyloid beta that can be taken up into neurons and are highly neurotoxic. A new …
Pandemic-driven technology uptake in construction is set to continue
Digital transformation in construction is “far from over”, according to technology firm Sensat chief executive James Dean. Dean said that the technology uptake driven by the Covid-19 pandemic looks set to continue, with digital tools increasingly embedded into business practices. Experts had already predicted that 2020 would be “a watershed moment” for digital and artificial …
NHSE to create ‘innovation greenhouse’ to accelerate uptake of technology
Integrated Care Systems (ICSs) will gain easier access to the latest technologies to transform how they deliver care under new plans to create an “innovation greenhouse”. NHS England (NHSE) is looking to refresh its flagship purchasing vehicle, through which trusts can purchase technologies, by adding a new lot to its Health Systems Support Framework (HSSF). …
