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INSIDER: Medical
Findings by researchers at the University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO) describe a novel way to reduce the energy people spend to walk, as much as by half, which could have applications for therapy...
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INSIDER: Medical
Engineers at UC Berkeley have developed a new technique for making sensors for wearable technology that enables medical researchers to prototype-test new designs much faster and at a...
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INSIDER: Electronics & Computers
A Penn State-led team of interdisciplinary researchers have developed a polymer with robust piezoelectric effectiveness, resulting in 60% more efficient electricity generation than previous iterations.
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Special Reports: Manufacturing & Prototyping
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Medical Robotics - April 2022
Novel biosensors set to revolutionize brain-controlled robotics...micro-robots propelled by air bubbles...a smart artificial hand...major advances in exoskeleton technology. These are just a few of the medical...

Briefs: Medical
An algorithm that assesses the location of a metal implant and determines the best position of the scanner to avoid distortion.
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Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
These smart lenses can be used to diagnose and treat diabetes.
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Briefs: Medical
The wearable device offers options for treating antibiotic-resistant infections and wounds.
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Briefs: Robotics, Automation & Control
By electrically stimulating nerves, this therapy can reduce epileptic seizures and soothe chronic pain without the use of conventional drugs like opioids.
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Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Potential applications for a graphene atomic-level sensor include detecting COVID, ALS, and cancer.
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Briefs: Electronics & Computers
The device combines with body power to treat tendon disease and damage, and sports injuries.
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Blog: Wearables
The future of computing is in fabrics, says Prof, Yoel Fink from MIT.
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INSIDER: Research Lab
The first fully autonomous biohybrid fish from human stem-cell-derived cardiac muscle cells has been developed by Harvard University researchers in collaboration with colleagues from Emory...
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Podcasts: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Marcus Gerhardt and his company at Blackrock Neurotech are creating a brain-computer interface that restores senses for paralyzed patients.
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5 Ws: Manufacturing & Prototyping
A newly designed wearable magnetic metamaterial could help make MRI scans crisper, faster, and cheaper.
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Briefs: Materials
The handheld printer deposits sheets of skin to cover large burn wounds and its bio-ink accelerates healing.
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Briefs: Nanotechnology
The patch enables unobtrusive drug delivery through the skin for the management of skin cancers.
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Briefs: Medical
The tool diagnoses a stroke based on abnormalities in a person’s speech and facial movements.
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Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
The lenses enable the painless diagnosis or early detection of ocular diseases including glaucoma.
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Briefs: Materials
The bandage captures and holds a pro-healing molecule at the site of a bone break to accelerate and improve the natural healing process.
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Briefs: Manufacturing & Prototyping
3D bioprinting using bioink from engineered stem cells enables treatment of myocardial infarction and other cardiovascular diseases.
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INSIDER: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Twisted nanoscale semiconductors manipulate light in a new way. This effect could be harnessed to accelerate the discovery and development of life-saving medicines as well as photonic...
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INSIDER: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Demand for sensitive and selective electronic biosensors — analytical devices that monitor a target of interest in real time — is growing for a wide range of applications....
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Special Reports: Materials
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Medical Manufacturing & Outsourcing - February 2022
How virtual, cloud-based technologies are powering the next industrial revolution...transforming plastic parts into high-value products...designing optics for medical 3D printing. Read these...

Briefs: Nanotechnology
The built-in nanosensors glow to alert patients when a wound is not healing properly.
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Briefs: Manufacturing & Prototyping
The handheld printer deposits sheets of skin to cover large burn wounds.
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Briefs: Medical
The sensor technology could also be used to create clothing that detects a variety of pathogens and other threats.
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Briefs: Materials
The device combines with body power to treat tendon disease and damage, and sports injuries.
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INSIDER: Sensors/Data Acquisition
People rarely walk at a constant speed and a single incline. We change speed when rushing to the next appointment, catching a crosswalk signal, or going for a casual stroll in the park. Slopes...
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Podcasts: Medical
Microneedles offer an intriguing alternative to the drug-delivery devices we know and don't love.
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