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Bandra-Versova sea link to give city one more cable-stayed bridge {HYPERLINK http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/bandra-versova-sea-link-to-give-city-one-more-cable-stayed- bridge}

he proposed Rs 5,975-crore Bandra-Versova sea link each. The one built on the 11.4-km Versova - - Twill give the city another cable-stayed bridge, a structure Ghatkopar Metro corridor over the Jog flyover in Andheri is that has over the years found place among landmarks such 175 metres long with a main span of 83 metres and side as the and Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus spans of 46 metres each. that are often used to depict the city pictorially. “The rest of the bridge will have spans of 50 metres each, This will be the third such bridge in after the one on just like the Bandra-Worli Sea Link, to make it look the Bandra-Worli Sea Link and a much smaller version on continuous,” Ramchandani said. the city’s first Metro corridor. Apart from a cable-stayed bridge, the Bandra-Versova sea

Smaller version of main cable-stayed bridge of Bandra-Worli Sea Link planned

SM Ramchandani, joint managing director, Maharashtra link will also have two 250-metre-long balanced cantilever State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC), said, “Just bridges for other stretches where longer spans are needed like the requirement in the Bandra-Worli Sea Link, we need for navigational needs. A balanced cantilever bridge, which a longer span than usual at certain places for the Bandra- is more cost-effective, has two well-anchored arms and one Versova sea link for navigational needs of the fishing span between the arms. The bridge built over the community. For this one stretch we studied all possible to connect Vashi and uses the alternatives and came to the conclusion that a cable-stayed balanced cantilever method of construction. bridge would be best suited. However, this would be smaller The Bandra-Versova sea link would be 9.3-km long - 14.8- than the main cable-stayed bridge of the Bandra-Worli sea km including the entry and exit ramps at various places. The link.” sea link, which is proposed to have five toll stations, will Although expensive, a cable-stayed bridge, which is built have approaches at Carter Road and Juhu besides the with one or more columns called pylons with cables terminal points of Bandra and Versova. supporting its deck, is useful for stretches where the span, As per MSRDC estimates, by 2020, the sea link, which will or the distance between two piers, is longer than usual. help skip 14 traffic signals, is likely to be used by 45,465 The Bandra-Worli Sea Link, which was opened in 2009, vehicles including cars, light commercial vehicles, buses gave Mumbai its first cable-stayed bridge - a 500-metre-long and trucks. This number is expected to grow to 1,26,666 structure. The cable-stayed bridge planned for the Bandra- vehicles by 2045. The MSRDC is planning to implement the Versova sea link will be on a 300-metre stretch, with a project on public-private partnership model and has invited central span of 150 metres and side spans of 75 metres requests for qualifications in this regard. 02 Volume 1 l Issue 3 l August 2014

Medical Technology Needle-Free Top 4 Innovations Diabetes Care iabetes self-care is a pain-literally. {Hyperlink https://www.asme.org/engineering-topics/articles/bioengineering/top- It brings the constant need to 5-medical-technology-innovations} D draw blood for glucose testing, the Against the backdrop of health care reform and a controversial medical device need for daily insulin shots and the tax, medical technology companies are focusing more than ever on products that heightened risk of infection from all that deliver cheaper, faster, more efficient patient care. They are also making inroads poking. Continuous glucose monitors with U.S. Food & Drug Administration regulators to re-engineer the complex and insulin pumps are today’s best review and approval process for new medical devices. options for automating most of the complicated daily process of blood Cutting Back on Melanoma Biopsies sugar management - but they don’t ith the most deadly form of skin cancer, completely remove the need for skin Wmelanoma, a huge number of dangerous-looking pricks and shots. But there’s new moles are actually harmless, but has always been skin in this game. (Philadelphia, PA) impossible to know for sure without an invasive surgical is developing technologies that would biopsy. Today dermatologists have new help in making the right call — a handheld tool approved by the FDA for multispectral analysis of tissue morphology. The MelaFind optical scanner is not for definitive diagnosis but rather to provide additional information a doctor can use in determining whether or not to order a biopsy. The goal is to reduce the number of patients left with unnecessary biopsy scars, with the added benefit of eliminating the cost of unnecessary procedures. The MelaFind technology (MELA Sciences, Irvington, NY) uses missile navigation technologies originally paid for the Department of Defense to optically scan the surface replace the poke with a patch. The of a suspicious lesion at 10 electromagnetic wavelengths. The collected company is working on a transdermal signals are processed using heavy-duty algorithms and matched against a biosensor that reads blood analytes registry of 10,000 digital images of melanoma and skin disease. through the skin without drawing blood. The technology involves a handheld Electronic Aspirin electric-toothbrush-like device that or people who suffer from migraines, cluster headaches, and other causes removes just enough top-layer skin Fof chronic, excruciating head or facial pain, the “take two aspirins and cells to put the patient’s blood chemistry call me in the morning” method is useless. Doctors have long associated within signal range of a patch-borne the most severe, chronic biosensor. The sensor collects one forms of headache with the reading per minute and sends the sphenopalatine ganglion (SPG), data wirelessly to a remote monitor, a facial nerve bundle, but triggering audible alarms when levels haven’t yet found a treatment go out of the patient’s optimal range that works on the SPG long- and tracking glucose levels over time. term. A technology under clinical investigation at Autonomic FunnyQuotes Technologies, Inc., (Redwood The real problem is not whether City, CA) is a patient-powered tool for blocking SPG signals at the first sign machines think but whether men do. of a headache. The system involves the permanent implant of a small nerve –B.F. Skinner, (1904-1990), stimulating device in the upper gum on the side of the head normally affected American Social Philosopher by headache. The lead tip of the implant connects with the SPG bundle, and Getting information off the Internet is when a patient senses the onset of a headache, he or she places a handheld like taking a drink from a fire hydrant. remote controller on the cheek nearest the implant. The resulting signals –Mitchell Kapor, Founder Lotus stimulate the SPG nerves and block the pain-causing neurotransmitters. Development Corporation 03 Volume 1 l Issue 3 l August 2014

Robotic Check-Ups pillar of health reform is improving access to the best A health care for more people. Technology is a cost- effective and increasingly potent means to connect clinics in the vast and medically underserved rural regions of the United States with big city medical centers and their specialists. Telemedicine, well established as a tool for triage and assessment in emergencies, now goes one step further- it can now patrol hospital hallways on more routine rounds, checking on patients in different rooms and managing their individual charts and vital signs without direct human intervention. The RP-VITA Remote Presence Robot produced jointly by iRobot and InTouchHealth is the first such autonomous navigation remote-presence robot to receive FDA clearance for hospital use. The device is a mobile cart with a two-way video screen and medical monitoring equipment, programmed to maneuver through the busy halls of a hospital.

bespoke apps around health and Gizmo Talk wellbeing, from sleep monitoring and Apple reveals ‘Health’, its new app for tracking fitness and wellbeing stress reduction to exercise and blood testing. ealth app will unite data from a Speaking at Apple’s annual conference “Developers have created a lot of Hnumber of separate fitness and for developers in San Francisco, the apps for monitoring your health,” he wellbeing apps into one iPhone app senior vice president of software said. “But up to now the information WWDC 2014: Apple reveals ‘Health’, engineering, Craig Federighi, gathered by those applications lives in its new app for tracking fitness and introduced Health, an app for iPhone silos. But now you can with HealthKit. well-being and iPad. A single place where applications can Health app will unite data from a It will be powered by Healthkit, a set of gather the data. And there’s an app - number of separate fitness and tools that will allow developers to build Health. wellbeing apps into one iPhone app Federighi assured the audience that Health will be powered by Healthkit, a the privacy of users health information set of tools that will allow developers would be protected. “We carefully to build bespoke apps around health protect your privacy – you can decide and well-being. what you want to share between Apple unveiled its highly anticipated apps.” health data monitoring app on Partners include Cambridge University Monday, announcing a slate of more Hospitals NHS in the UK, and Mount than 20 medical partners in the US Sinai, UCLA Health and Stanford and Europe. Hospitals in the US. 04 Volume 1 l Issue 3 l August 2014

can interact with Google Glass with their voice Wearable Technology In Education and information is shown on the display screen. Teachers and students can share information {HYPERLINK http://cloudtweaks.com/2014/06/future-smartwear-technology/” \t “_blank} in various modes of interaction by using this ew innovations have transformed the device can also facilitate singlehanded tasks technology. Google Glass can help educators Nlearning and teaching process in which and is perfect for handicapped or disabled and students to search, take a picture, record students deal with knowledge in an active, users. Muse can display students’ brain’s self-directed and constructive way. As an activity directly onto a smartphone or tablet. educational tool, wearable technology can help When students are working on a project or children exercise their creativity and innovation studying for an important test, for instance, and interact with their surrounding in an easier Muse can be used to measure their brainwaves and a more natural way. It provides opportunities and detect what activities they need to be active for students to learn more quickly and access in and can help their mind stay focused and less information with less effort or mental input. It is stressed out. important to keep in mind that using wearable Virtual Reality (VR) gives students an a video, answer questions and translate their technologies in teaching and learning process opportunity to get hands-on experiences and voice to foreign languages. A study conducted is very different from the traditional learning increases their knowledge. It can present in 2014 found that Google Glass can be experience where students come to class at a complex data in an accessible way to students successfully integrated into simulation-based fixed time and location. Teachers should learn which is both fun and easy to learn. Students training exercises without disrupting the how to manage effectively the new learners and can interact with each other as well as they can learners’ experience. It can increase learners’ how to use effectively wearable technologies in interact with the objects in that environment in experiences and their attention on a current task an educational setting. order to discover more about them. Furthermore, and the people with whom they are interacting. These technologies can be used in education Smartwatches are able to provide information In addition, Google Glass can revolutionize to develop student’s skills for cooperation, and remote applications like camera, fitness graduate medical education. It allows medical communication, problem solving and lifelong applications, games and tools applications for students watch different medical procedures learning. measurements and calculations for students. in real time. Hence, this new technology can All of the facilities afforded by smartphones improve education and patient outcomes. are squeezed into Smartwatches. A study By Mojgan Afshari, Senior Lecturer on utilization of smartwatches found that this in the Department of Educational technology can enhance learning outcomes Management, Planning and Policy at and allow students to access education flexibly, the University of Malaya calmly and seamlessly. In addition, iPod technologies offer great opportunities for flexible learning. A study conducted in 2009 found that the iPod as an Tech trivia effective learning tool can empower students {HYPERLINK http://www.omgfacts.com/ to think more creatively about their subject Technology/28-of-IT-professionals-hide- matter and encourage the development of their-career/58485”} collaborative learning. Hence, it gives a sense l A diamond will not dissolve in acid. of self-empowerment and autonomy to the The only thing that can destroy it is individual. Moreover, GoPro is an interesting intense heat. and unique camera that has the ability to l One third of the world population capture students and teachers’ view of events, has never made a telephone call. to record instruction, and to explore novel l No one has received more U.S. possibilities. The GoPro camera helps teachers patents than Thomas Edison – to examine their students’ behaviors and to 1,093 to be exact. The Autographer helps students to capture make more informed pedagogical decisions. l The first laser was made in photos of the teacher’s direct notes. So, they Another pretty awesome innovation is California in 1960. will always have exact information from their Google Glass. Google Glass is a web- l MIT students developed a teacher. connected wearable computer with an optical wristband that can regulate the Keygloves are wireless open-source head-mounted display (OHMD). In other words, body’s temperature, thereby input glove that can provide flexibility and Google Glass integrates eyeglasses with a possibly eliminating the need for convenience for gaming, design, art, music, wearable and connected microcomputer. Users central heating and cooling in the data entry, device control, 3D object. This future! 05 Volume 1 l Issue 3 l August 2014

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