Daily Newsletter: 5 Myths About X-rays and Why We Need Them

Interesting Engineering is a cutting edge, leading community designed for all lovers of engineering, technology and science. [Interesting Engineering]() Saturday, 30 Mar 2019 [5 Myths About X-rays and Why We Need Them]( [5 Myths About X-rays and Why We Need Them]( [Science]( X-rays have been used for medical examinations for well over 100 years. Today, they are one of the most common medical imaging techniques available, and a powerful one at that. In England, the UK, the NHS carries out more than 22 million X-ray test every single year.[Read More]( [People Grow Brain Cells Well Into Their 80s, Finds New Data]( [People Grow Brain Cells Well Into Their 80s, Finds New Data]( [Science]( [Planes, Bridges and Automobiles - Is It Time to Distrust Our Infrastructure?]( [Planes, Bridges and Automobiles - Is It Time to Distrust Our Infrastructure?]( [Civil Engineering]( "Simplicity in design is not synonymous with safety..." - FIU CFO Kenneth JessellOn the afternoon of March 15, 2018, 18-year-old student, Alexa Duran of Miami, Florida was driving a friend to an appointment.[Read More]( [Apple News+ gives access to $8000 worth of magazine content for less than $120 per year]( [Apple News+ gives access to $8000 worth of magazine content for less than $120 per year]( [News]( [Interesting Facts About Number Theory]( [Interesting Facts About Number Theory]( [Science]( Number theory is a branch of mathematics devoted to the study of integers, the so-called counting numbers. Number theory got its start with the ancient Babylonians.A Babylonian tablet dating to 1,800 BC contains a list of Pythagorean triples.[Read More]( [Doctors Identify Gene-Mutations That Allows Woman to Feel No Pain, Anxiety]( [Doctors Identify Gene-Mutations That Allows Woman to Feel No Pain, Anxiety]( [Health]( [The Explosion of Insect Protein]( [The Explosion of Insect Protein]( [Sustainability]( Back in the 1950s, the new "in thing" in the U.S. was Italian food. Italian restaurants sprang up all over, and Americans began sitting in red leather banquettes slurping up spaghetti.[Read More]( [Interesting Engineering] [Unsubscribe]( | [Display on interestingengineering.com](