Why do hospitals let doctors, orderlies and visitors slosh bacteria around with every footstep?

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Into all that, Intel has made one small footstep into a very messy puddle.

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As you sneak through each level in Mark of the Ninja, every footstep and every sound is illuminated by a sound ring.

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The technology is still under development, says Givon, who believes it will be strong enough to pick up biometric information from a footstep.

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For example, information about air quality fluctuations can be monitored to adjust a room's temperature and footstep counters can provide valuable insight into which areas are most popular.

ENGADGET

In its current form, the PaveGen paving slab contains a low-energy LED which lights up, expressing the energy transfer idea to the user but only consuming around 5% of the energy from each footstep.

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Plumes of fine, brown dust puff up from each footstep as he makes his morning rounds through 100 acres of cucumbers, tomatoes and eggplants vegetables that won't grow much bigger if rain doesn't come.

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How could I stay abreast of what was going on in my house if, when the snow came, my every footstep in the yard would leave a trail of incrimination and such clear proof of a prowler on the grounds as to get Diana on the phone to the town police?

NEWYORKER: Wakefield