At 9:30 a.m. on November 3, Seattleites could head over to the University Village and buy a book from Amazon. Now, this might not sound like something totally out of the ordinary, as Amazon’s marketing and business tactics have made it a book retail powerhouse, and for years, people have been able to buy books […]
Day: November 13, 2015
Use of Endoscope May Aid in Better Eye Surgery
A recent essay published by David Liao, MD, PhD, in Ophthalmology Times studies the use of an endoscope in order to improve the outcome of eye surgeries. Traditional operating microscopes have been known to be easily corrupted during pre-operation practices. Yet endoscopes, Liao writes, are great backups in the event that visualization becomes difficult during […]
Robotics Competitions Cultivate Future Engineers
This week, two schools held a robotics competition. With one in Ridgeland, MS, and one in San Angelo, TX, they are certainly not the only robotics programs in the nation, but they’re a great example of how these programs are cultivating future engineers. When children are young, their interests, hobbies, and even future careers can […]