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Briefs: Test & Measurement
Gait data and machine learning help to monitor and predict disease progression.
Briefs: Materials
A novel method was developed to produce an alkaline hydrogel that could improve wound healing.
Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Researchers at KU Leuven have succeeded for the first time in measuring brain waves directly via a cochlear implant.
5 Ws: Materials
MIT researchers are developing a shoe coating that provides a stronger grip on ice and other slippery surfaces.
Technology Leaders: Wearables
A far infrared temperature sensor is small in size but big in performance.
Briefs: Wearables
Drones, smartphones, and sensors could provide a lifeline to the world’s growing elderly population at risk of falls.
Briefs: Defense
This low-profile ankle exoskeleton integrates into a shoe and fits under clothing.
Briefs: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
A major challenge to assault prevention is that during an assault, victims often do not have an easily accessible way to call for help. Whether calling 911 or using an emergency alert app...
Briefs: Test & Measurement
Continuous glucose monitors (CGM) offer significant, daily benefits to people with type 1 diabetes, providing near-real time measurements of blood...
Briefs: Imaging
Fine-grained human motion tracing — the ability to trace the trajectory of a moving human hand or leg, or even the whole body — is a general capability that is useful in a wide variety of...
Briefs: Test & Measurement
Particulate matter (PM) exposure and health effects have become top U.S. environmental research agenda items over the past decade. Environmental epidemiological studies rely on information from both...
Briefs: Medical
The five-year survival rate of pancreatic cancer is one of the worst — 9 percent — in part because there are no obvious symptoms or non-invasive screening tools to catch a tumor...
Articles: Automotive
MIFOLD
Jon Sumroy, Carfoldio, Ltd., Ra’anana, Israel
The mifold Grab-and-Go booster seat for children aged 4-12 is more than ten times smaller than a regular...
Briefs: Imaging
Scientists at NASA’s Glenn Research Center have successfully developed a novel subcutaneous structure imager for locating veins...
Briefs: Medical
Multi-Parameter Biodosimetric HemoDose Tools
There are continuous concerns about the possibility of nuclear and radiological terrorism or accidents that may result in mass casualties in densely populated areas. To guide medical personnel in their clinical decisions for effective medical management and treatment of exposed individuals, biomarkers...
INSIDER: Electronics & Computers
In today’s smart home, technologies can track how much energy a particular appliance like a refrigerator or television or hair dryer is gobbling up. What they don’t typically show is which...
Briefs: Electronics & Computers
Wii Nunchuk Controller for ATHLETE Operations
The Arduino platform was used to develop an interface between two otherwise incompatible commercial devices in order to drive the ATHLETE (All-Terrain Hex-Limbed Extra-Terrestrial Explorer) rover over long distances. The Portable Operations Terminal consists of three distinct parts: a robot-mounted...
Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Rapid Detection of Herpes Viruses for Clinical Applications
There are eight herpes viruses that infect humans, causing a wide range of diseases resulting in considerable morbidity and associated costs. Varicella zoster virus (VZV) is a human herpes virus that causes chickenpox in children and shingles in adults. Approximately 1,000,000 new cases of...
Articles: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Garrett Finney moved the office coffeemaker into the full-size, cardboard mockup of the new trailer he was designing. The need for caffeine — and the threat of hot coffee accidentally...
Briefs: Medical
Rapid Detection of the Varicella Zoster Virus in Saliva
Varicella zoster virus (VZV) causes chicken pox on first exposure (usually in children), and reactivates from latency causing shingles (usually in adults). Shingles can be extremely painful, causing nerve damage, organ damage, and blindness in some cases. The virus can be life-threatening in...
Briefs: Medical
Microgravity-Enhanced Stem Cell Selection
Stem cells, both embryonic and adult, promise to revolutionize the practice of medicine in the future. In order to realize this potential, a number of hurdles must be overcome. Most importantly, the signaling mechanisms necessary to control the differentiation of stem cells into tissues of interest remain...
Briefs: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
An advanced infant car seat has been proposed to increase highway safety by reducing the incidence of crying, fussy behavior, and other child-related distractions that divert an adult...
Briefs: Medical
Primers for Amplifying CMV DNA in Body Fluids and Tissue
A novel set of primers has been developed for use in a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) to amplify the deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) of cytomegalovirus (CMV). The purpose of this development is to enable faster, more sensitive detection of CMV virus infecting body fluids and tissues.
Briefs: Electronics & Computers
An operator interface is undergoing development along with other subsystems of a robot that would assist in caring for elderly and disabled patients. This development has been initiated in...
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Blog: Design
How Compressed Air Led to a Battery Breakthrough
Blog: Green Design & Manufacturing
New Liquid Hydrogen Storage and Delivery System Brings Us Closer to...
INSIDER: Lighting Technology
A Compact, Mid-Infrared Pulse Generator
INSIDER: Electronics & Computers
World's First Petahertz-Speed Phototransistor in Ambient Conditions
INSIDER: Motion Control
Safety in Motion: Setting the Standard for Humanoid Robots
INSIDER: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Careful Heating Unlocks Unprecedented Sensitivity to Pressure in...
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