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title: Pneumatic Tubes Are Still Being Used and Are Cool — HIGH T3CH
url: https://hight3ch.com/pneumatic-tubes-are-still-being-used-and-are-cool/
date: 2014-09-03
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# Pneumatic Tubes Are Still Being Used and Are Cool

Remember those pneumatic tubes at the drive-up bank? Finessed by modern engineering, this technology is alive and well at Stanford Hospital, where pressurized tubes deliver critical payloads—from medications and specimens to blood for transfusions.