Research Health Scientist Joseph D. Towles, MD D ’96, “has been recognized by Cambridge Who’s Who for demonstrating dedication, leadership, and excellence in medical research.”
Dr. Towles works at the Edward Hines Jr. VA Hospital (IL) on computational approaches to treatments of neurologic injuries. Read the press release
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After seven years of development, the first fiber-reinforced bridge, the Neal Bridge, is being monitored and currently holding up to daily traffic in Pittsfield, Maine.
The bridge was designed and developed at the University of Maine by Habib J. Dagher, OH Q ’80, and others at the Advanced Structures and Composites Center.
Instead of the usual steel and concrete beams of other bridges, the Neal Bridge uses arches of carbon and glass-fiber fabric, covered with compacted soil to support a gravel-and-asphalt roadway.
The bridge was cheaper than a usual precast bridge, is light weight, and should be more resistant to corrosion.
Read the full story from The New York Times for more
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Researchers at Auburn University and Ford are developing new technology to help prevent automobile crashes using GPS satellites.
The research uses “satellites to communicate with a vehicle’s on-board electronic stability control to sense when a vehicle is about to exceed the limits of the laws of physics.” Read article
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