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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.
What your smartphone reveals about you
We leave behind trace chemicals, molecules and microbes on every object we touch. By sampling the molecules on…
Earlier detection of autism with smartphone app
What if someone invented a smartphone app that could help detect Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) in children as…
The HIV USB: Get tested in 30 minutes
Scientists have developed a type of HIV test on a USB stick.
The device, created by scientists at Imperial…
Filtration device to clean up manufacturing facilities
Hinestroza, Associate Professor of fiber science and director of undergraduate studies in the College of Human…
Glucose-monitoring contact lenses alert user of low blood sugar
An Oregon State University study suggests that type 1 diabetes patients may one day be able to monitor their blood…
Gold-plated DNA wires conduct energy
The transistor industry has shrunk the central elements of their computer chips to fourteen nanometers in the…
Immunotherapy shows promise as HIV treatment
There is fresh hope that the same method that has revolutionized treatment options in oncology,…
‘Brain-spinal interface’ bypasses spinal cord injuries
A wireless 'brain-spinal interface' has been used by an international team of scientists to bypass spinal cord…
Cry me a river: Music lovers have more brain connectivity
A team of researchers from Spain and Canada has found evidence that suggests people who are not emotionally moved…
Cure for Zika virus developed in mice
The most devastating consequence of Zika virus infection is the development of microcephaly, or an abnormally small…