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Briefs: Medical
The removable adhesive could make it easier for surgeons to close up internal wounds.
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Briefs: Wearables
The system looks for chemical indicators found in sweat to give a real-time snapshot of what’s happening inside the body.
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Briefs: Photonics/Optics
A research team has built a super-high-speed microscope.
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Facility Focus: Robotics, Automation & Control
NIBIB is committed to integrating the physical and engineering sciences with the life sciences to advance basic research and medical care.
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5 Ws: Wearables
Bacterial pathogens can live on surfaces for days. What if frequently touched surfaces, such as doorknobs, could instantly kill them off?
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News: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Novel biosensors allow the simultaneous study of both neuronal activity and transcription factor dynamics.
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News: Medical
A new tool for medical professionals may help shed light on tumors.
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News: Medical
Simon Fraser University researchers will use their pioneering imaging technology – called Mango, for its bright color – to develop coronavirus testing kits.
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News: Medical
Researchers have tested a new imaging method to understand the brain as an individual develops Alzheimer's disease.
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Blog: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
A low-cost, low-complexity ventilator developed by NASA engineers at Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) received approval from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) this week.
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Briefs: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Bandages with integrated pH and temperature sensors, and electronically triggered drug release, improve healing.
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Briefs: Manufacturing & Prototyping
An inexpensive 3D-printed microfluidics device could be used to personalize cancer treatment.
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Briefs: Manufacturing & Prototyping
The material consists solely of components that have already been shown to work well in the body.
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Briefs: Medical
Mobile, Wearable EEG Device with Nanowire Sensors
This low-cost electroencephalogram (EEG) device provides research-grade signal quality.
Briefs: Energy
Applications include emergency medicine, combat casualty care, and sports injuries.
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Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
This device could give doctors a new therapeutic option for treating patients with conditions such as heart failure.
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Briefs: Test & Measurement
This diagnostic device allows doctors to detect cancer quickly from a droplet of blood or plasma.
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Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
A new way of making polymers adhere to surfaces may enable better biomedical sensors and implants.
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Briefs: Robotics, Automation & Control
The domino effect is used to design deployable systems that expand quickly with a small push and are stable and locked into place after deployment.
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Briefs: Materials
This gel releases short gene sequences into the heart muscle to heal it following a heart attack.
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Special Reports: IoMT
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Medical Manufacturing and Outsourcing - May 2020
How are advances in automation/robotics, welding, 3D printing, and other fabrication technologies shaping the future of medical device manufacturing? Find out in this Special Report – a...

Blog: Robotics, Automation & Control
In just three weeks, the Innovative Genomics Institute (IGI) at UC Berkeley built a robotic COVID-19 laboratory.
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Facility Focus: Medical
See some of the world-changing tools and technologies launched by Caltech scientists, from earthquake monitoring to helping the blind see.
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Articles: Energy
A wildfire-preventing gel; NASA's 3D tissue models, and more.
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Briefs: Medical
The adhesive that binds wet surfaces within seconds could be used to heal wounds or implant medical devices.
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Events: Medical
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Briefs: Medical
The lenses can prevent dry eyes and may be used for drug delivery.
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Briefs: Electronics & Computers
These electrode implants will allow people with a dysfunctional inner ear to hear again.
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Briefs: Manufacturing & Prototyping
The technology could enable remote control of drug delivery, sensing, and other medical applications.
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