Right now the tool is geared toward assessing the sustainability of existing products, but plans are in the works to roll out a tool that could be integrated into design and manufacturing processes early on to help gauge the potential impacts of various decisions and enable companies to design more sustainable products.

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The study should evaluate requirements, performance benefits, design trade-offs, operational impacts, and refined cost estimates.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Center For Security Policy

In contrast, universities have expertise in all the areas relevant to fracking social, environmental, human health and economic impacts, technological innovation and sampling design as well as a commitment to and reputation for rigor and objectivity in research.

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The Federal environmental team for the project, led by FTA and including the Environmental Protection Agency and the General Services Administration, has proactively been working with GDOT and other partners to minimize environmental and archeological impacts through proper project siting and design.

WHITEHOUSE: The White House

Using microstructured materials, it should be possible to design a helmet that is better able to withstand localised impacts, by absorbing them throughout the helmet.

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In space, a design oversight can kill or cost billions of dollars in mission impacts.

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The first aspect will address diagnosis and prognosis of TBI, while the second phase will focus on materials and structural design of equipment (helmets) to protect the brain from impacts.

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