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Digital technologies and innovation in health and social care
Health, Sports & Psychology

Digital technologies and innovation in health and social care

...technologies within the health and social care sector in these free courses...These free courses focus on digital technology and innovation in health and social care. They are: Innovation in health and social care: social and historical What do we mean by digital health and social care? Social media and networks in health and social care Accessibility and inclusion in...
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Is a technological solution always the best? The politics of toilets
Health, Sports & Psychology

Is a technological solution always the best? The politics of toilets

...technology to make a toilet that does not require plumbing. Instead it needs batteries, regular servicing of complex and proprietary parts, and safe, dry removal of wax-coated solid waste. The decision to help fix this enormous problem is laudable but the Nano Membrane Toilet side-steps the real social and economic problems that keep people in unsanitary conditions. It...
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Five smart technologies helping the visually impaired
Society, Politics & Law

Five smart technologies helping the visually impaired

...technology behind wireless speakers and headphones, has a role to play in navigation for the visually impaired too. Because GPS signals come from satellites, it only works well in open spaces where there is a clear line of sight to the sky. The webs of concrete and steel that make up complex buildings like offices, blocks of flats, hospitals and shopping centres interrupt...
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Computer technology: robotic milking and interactive mirrors
Science, Maths & Technology

Computer technology: robotic milking and interactive mirrors

...technology: robotic milking and interactive mirrors A short introduction to this album. The cows that milk themselves The automatic milking robot that gives cows control over when they are milked. Tempting the cows into the machine How the robotic milking system works. Keeping check on the cows Regular monitoring and emergency alerts. Feeding the babies From the robot...
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How to manage the digital-related stress of technology
Health, Sports & Psychology

How to manage the digital-related stress of technology

...technology, we explored how research is starting to show that smartphone and multimedia use is related to anxiety and poor cognitive function. So, what can we do to avoid digital-related stress? Here are some top tips for managing wellbeing in the digital age. 1: Go on a Digital Detox [wifi banned/offline ] Whether this means for an hour, a day, a week or longer… try to...
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Engineering small worlds: micro and nano technologies
Science, Maths & Technology

Engineering small worlds: micro and nano technologies

...Technologies... Atomic Force Microscope How it works and what it can do. A close look at it's probe, using an electron microscope. Types of tip A wide range of applications: companies that specialise in scanning probe microscopy use different types of tip to create atomic resolution images. Semiconductor Industry Imaging large samples. How to get precise dimensions of any...
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Chinese education: How do things work?
Society, Politics & Law

Chinese education: How do things work?

...education structured in China? This article explores...Find out more about The Open University's International Studies courses and qualifications. [Market street in China displaying Chinese flags.] The People's Republic of China was founded in 1949. It has an area of 9.6 million square kilometres with two thirds of the country covered in highlands or hill regions. A...
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Education & Development

Taking your first steps into higher education

...technology and science. Transcript Taking your first steps into higher education is a free course which lasts about 8 weeks, with approximately 3 hours' study time each week. You can work through the course at your own pace, so if you have more time one week there is no problem with pushing on to complete another week's study. You can also take as long as you want to...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs