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Briefs: IoMT
The technology could enable remote control of drug delivery, sensing, and other medical applications.
Q&A: Materials
David Kaplan is solidifying silk to make products like rods and plates for medical implants.
Briefs: Test & Measurement
Blood Test Detects Multiple Types of Cancer
The test can screen for numerous types of cancer with a high degree of accuracy.
Briefs: Test & Measurement
This vibrometer has uses in analyzing spasms in humans, as a breath analyzer for diagnosis of cancer and other diseases, and as a preventative healthcare sensor.
INSIDER: Robotics, Automation & Control
A bulk-machined “Pop-Up” MEMS process was developed for creating mesoscale machines up to several centimeters in dimension.
INSIDER: Robotics, Automation & Control
Rutgers University engineers have developed an automated way to produce polymers, making it much easier to create advanced materials aimed at improving human health. While a human researcher may...
INSIDER: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Nagoya University scientists have succeeded in designing a laser diode that emits deep-ultraviolet light. It emits the world's shortest lasing wavelength, at 271.8 nanometers, under pulsed electric current...
Articles: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Life-saving sensors, soft hearing implants, and a new water-decontamination method
Briefs: Test & Measurement
For disease diagnosis, a microchip maps the back of the eye.
Briefs: RF & Microwave Electronics
This electronic pill can relay diagnostic information or release drugs in response to smartphone commands.
Briefs: Wearables
System Allows Diabetics to Monitor Blood Sugar Without Drawing Blood
The self-contained technology is similar to the smart watches that monitor heart rate.
Briefs: Test & Measurement
The device can be used to pre-screen for the virus using gene-editing assays before those infected can travel and expose others.
Briefs: Electronics & Computers
This electronic skin can track heart rate, respiration, muscle movement, and other health data.
Briefs: Energy
This technology enables methane metabolism by yeast.
Blog: Medical
Parylene coatings are being used in the medical industry and even space. Our expert explains why.
News: Electronics & Computers
A wireless, wearable monitor built with stretchable electronics could allow comfortable, long-term health monitoring of adults, babies, and small children without concern for skin...
Briefs: Software
The simulator could help in the development of new back braces.
Articles: Materials
Products include an aerosol scattering sensor; metal foam; and a new coated drug capsule.
Articles: Electronics & Computers
Top prizes in the 2019 contest were awarded on November 8 in New York City.
Blog: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Computed tomography is being used in the medical and industrial field. An expert explains how the two imaging techniques differ.
Briefs: Imaging
Camera Enables Surgeons to More Easily Identify Cancerous Tissue
Many surgeons rely on sight and touch to find cancerous tissue during surgery. Large hospitals or cancer treatment centers may also use experimental near-infrared fluorescent agents that bind to tumors so surgeons can see them on specialized displays. These machines are costly, making...
Facility Focus: Robotics, Automation & Control
In recent decades, NSF-funded researchers have discovered quite a bit, including many of the fundamental particles of matter.
Briefs: Test & Measurement
X-ray Measurement Approach Could Improve CT Scanners
A new measurement approach could lead to a better way to calibrate computed tomography (CT) scanners, potentially streamlining patient treatment by improving communication among doctors.
Briefs: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Smart Electronic Skin for Robots and Prosthetics
Humans use the sense of touch to accomplish almost every daily task such as picking up a cup of coffee or shaking someone’s hand. Without it, humans can even lose their sense of balance when walking. Similarly, robots need to have a sense of touch in order to interact better with humans but robots...
Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Researchers have developed a formula that enables them to recreate different levels of perceived softness. Based on the results from their experiments, they created equations that can calculate how soft...
Articles: Manufacturing & Prototyping
See the eight winners of the 2019 "Create the Future" Design Contest
Briefs: Electronics & Computers
A transistor has been made from linen thread, enabling the creation of electronic devices made entirely of thin threads that could be woven into fabric, worn on the skin, or implanted...
Features: Medical
Learn more about ULISSES, an organ-preserving device that received top honors in the "Create the Future" Design Contest.
Articles: Medical
Learn more about the how "CSD" offers a cost-effective, non-invasive way of saving the lives of infants.
Top Stories
Blog: Design
Aerial Microrobots That Can Match a Bumblebee's Speed
Blog: Energy
My Opinion: We Need More Power Soon — Is Nuclear the Answer?
Blog: Electronics & Computers
Turning Edible Fungi into Organic Memristors
Blog: Semiconductors & ICs
Revolutionizing the Production of Semiconductor Chips
Blog: Robotics, Automation & Control
Microscopic Swimming Machines that Can Sense, Respond to Surroundings
Quiz: Energy
Webcasts
Upcoming Webinars: Power
Hydrogen Engines Are Heating Up for Heavy Duty
Upcoming Webinars: Transportation
Advantages of Smart Power Distribution Unit Design for Automotive...
Upcoming Webinars: Unmanned Systems
Quiet, Please: NVH Improvement Opportunities in the Early Design...
Upcoming Webinars: Power
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Podcasts: Unmanned Systems
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