HEADLINES ARCHIVE
Technique Takes the Blur Out of Digital Microscopy
The wavelength scanning approach uses a device that captures a stack of digital images, each with a slightly different wavelength of light.
DARPA Project Aims to Bridge the Bio-Electronic Divide
NESD aims to develop systems that can communicate with any of up to one million neurons in a given region of the brain.
Electronic Sensors Monitor Brain Injury Then Melt Away
The sensors are built on sheets of silicon that are configured to function for a few weeks.
Mini-Microscope For Point-of-Care Pathology
Researchers hope that after testing the microscope’s performance it can be introduced into surgeries within two to four years.
Scientists Create Process for Circular Polarization
The goal is to create a portable sensor device that could be worn by cancer patients to quickly analyze blood samples.
Glucose Monitoring Without Needles
The research seeks to integrate low-cost printed glucose sensors into a breathalyzer to measure volatile organic compound levels.
Smart Pill Sheds Light on Intestinal Ailments
The smart pills helped pinpoint where gases are produced and shed light on microbial activity in these areas.
Imaging Modalities Merge in Biopsy Robot
The approach combines the accuracy of magnetic resonance imaging for localizing target tissues with ultrasound and pressure sensing to help navigate the needle.
Metamaterials Make for a More Sensitive MRI Scan
The solution does not require retrofitting any MRI hardware, as the researchers consider the technology to be an inexpensive functional add-on device.
Researchers Develop a Wireless, Dissolvable Brain Sensor
The motivation was to engineer an implantable sensor that could monitor intracranial pressure and temperature in patients with traumatic brain injury.
Robotic Legs Support New Hope
An innovative exoskeleton is available for veterans and soon may help still more people regain the ability to walk.
Electronic Glasses That Treat “Lazy Eye”
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the use of electronic glasses that combine both vision correction and occlusion therapy in one device.
AMA Launches Technology Innovation Company, Health2047
Health2047 is a multidisciplinary effort in which physicians will collaborate with engineers, applied researchers, technology providers and venture capitalists to research and develop products.
Tasting Device Monitors Sodium Intake in Hypertension Patients
The technology measures the concentration of sodium ions being consumed and transmits the data to a smartphone or other monitoring system.
Child's Nose Restored with 3D Implant
The patient will not have to deal with standard issues of transplantation, such as tissue rejection or a lifetime of immunosuppressive therapies.
Demonstrating Graphene's Fitness for Wireless Wearable Devices
Researchers attached graphene-enabled antennas to a mannequin’s arms and found the devices could "talk" to each other.
Labor Department Offers Engineering Jobs Outlook
By 2024, the number of biomedical engineering jobs could grow 23% from 22,100 to 27,200. Environmental engineering positions may increase 12% from 55,100 to 61,900.
Freeze-Casting Fabricates Advanced Porous Materials
Applications for materials made with this technique may include medical implants such as bone/orthopedic implants.
Video Pill Uses Fluorescent Light for Better Imaging
Video pills have relied on illuminating patients’ innards using a light source, restricting clinicians to conclusions based on what they can see in the spectrum of visible light.
Magnetic Nanoparticle Chains Could Aid Soft Robot Control
The ability to control the motion of soft robots, coupled with their flexibility, gives them potential applications ranging from biomedical technologies to manufacturing processes.