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Medical
The medical end market refers to the application of engineering to medicine and biology in order to improve healthcare treatment such as diagnosis, monitoring, and therapy. Includes, but is not limited to, prostheses, robotics, implants, devices, and genetic engineering. A major part of this category is research and development.
Europeans Wary of Robot-Assisted Surgery
In the U.S., we consider robotic surgery a positive step towards less risk, errors, and easier recoveries. There…
How Long Will Your Dog Live?
The Dog Aging Project is recruiting dogs of all ages to take part in creating a vast, open-source dataset about…
The Connection Between REM Sleep and Fear
A report in 1966 by a Dr. Frederick Snyder claimed that REM sleep had a "sentinel" function that helps animals get…
Bad Knees? Regrow Knee Cartilage via Piezoelectricity
As one who is moving closer to a knee replacement, I hope this is available soon. Translational Medicine. Once…
Fitbit For The Face Turns Any Mask Into Smart Device
A new smart sensor platform the size of a quarter turns any facemask into a "Fitbit for the face." A tiny magnet…
Voice Training for AI
A team of researchers from UC San Diego recently unveiled their ability to make AI-generated voices more…
Multi-Sensor System Intro by CEA-Leti Positions Knee Implants
For me, the proverbial handwriting is on the wall. I will need a knee replacement, so find anything to do with knee…
What Digitally ‘Unwrapped’ Amenhotep I Teaches Us About Mummies
Egyptologists have never been bold enough to open the mummy of Pharaoh Amenhotep I. In fact, the perfectly wrapped…
3D Imaging Platform’s Optical Fibers As Small As A Hair
Using fibers roughly the width of a human hair, researchers created a 3D imaging system with applications ranging…
If You’re a Couch Potato, Get to Know a Marathon Runner
A new study at Stanford School of Medicine indicates that marathon mice can transfer their benefits from exercise…