A century ago, futurists predicted that pneumatic tubes would be the transportation systems of tomorrow. That idea never came to fruition – until recently. Stanford University’s medical center uses a ...

DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Atreo Services, a company that delivers personalized service and support programs for hospitals nationwide that rely on material handling automation, today announces the first ...

PITTSBURGH--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aethon Inc. unveiled today a patent-pending system that secures and tracks medication deliveries sent through a hospital’s existing pneumatic tube system and guarantees ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook José Brenes/Daily. Buy this photo. The University of Michigan Hospital will be expanding its ...

When New York launched its pneumatic-tube mail system in the fall of 1897, postal workers tested it out by sending canisters loaded with a Bible wrapped in an American flag, an artificial peach, a ...

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Security researchers have detailed vulnerabilities in the system controlling the pneumatic tube networks used in thousands of hospitals around the world, which could allow hackers to disrupt the ...

The C One Espresso (sometimes called the C1 Cafe) in New Zealand has brought a bit of The Jetsons' world to its customers, ushering in an altogether futuristic dining-out experience while giving those ...

In a session at the Black Hat US 2021 hybrid event, researchers from security firm Armis outlined a series of vulnerabilities dubbed PwndPiper that impact pneumatic tube delivery systems used by ...

You’ve seen pneumatic tubes in action at the bank drive through or in skyscraper mail delivery, but finally, this technology has found its ultimate purpose. Kevin Moore and Grant Reynolds create an ...

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