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Swimming Devices Could Deliver Drugs Inside the Body
Researchers gave the devices a catalytic coating on one side, which created a chemical reaction when fuel molecules were added and caused the device to move on a pre-determined route.
Stretchable Sensor Made from Chewing Gum, Carbon Nanotubes
To make their sensor suppler, a team member chewed a piece of gum, washed it with ethanol and let it sit overnight.
Robotic Hand Controlled by Muscle Vibrations
Prototype sensor system detects mechanical signals from vibrations produced by muscle fibers that move when muscles flex.
Engineers Build Biologically Powered Chip
While other groups have harvested energy from living systems, Shepard and his team are exploring how to do this at the molecular level.
Pneumatic Suit Operates Without Electronics, Tanks
The suit uses a pneumatic gel muscle as an actuator in a lightweight design intended to assist people of varying mobility.
Hydrogel Bandage Senses Temperature, Delivers Medicine
The hydrogel is a rubbery material designed to bond to surfaces such as gold, titanium, aluminum, silicon, glass and ceramic.
Carbon Emissions Could Drop in 2015, Researchers Say
Decreased coal use in China was largely responsible for the decline in global CO2 emissions.
Wheelchair "Hacked" to Be Operable by Eye Movements for $100
ALS sufferer developed Eyedrivomatic to overcome reliance on others to move him in his wheelchair as he loses the ability to control its joystick.
Copper Used to Produce Low-Cost Graphene
Researchers created high-quality graphene across the surface of copper foils of the type often used in lithium-ion batteries.
Ingestible Device That Monitors Vital Signs
Sensor calculates heart and breathing rates from the distinctive sound waves produced by the beating of the heart and the inhalation and exhalation of the lungs.
Ingestible Device That Monitors Vital Signs
Researchers at MIT have developed an ingestible sensor that measures heart and respiratory rates from within the gastrointestinal tract.
Healthcare IT: Managing Care Through Technology Innovation
Medical human capital management discussion with Courtney Green and Sue Schodorf from OhioHealth.
Biomaterial Could Aid Bone Grafting in Cancer Patients
The material serves as a biodegradable scaffold that can be surgically implanted in the body to trigger bone regeneration at the cellular level.
Organic Electronics Integrated into Plants
Using organic electronics, it is possible to combine electric signals with a plant’s own.
Sticky Hydrogel May Have Health, Marine Applications
Researchers applied a square of hydrogel between two plates of glass, from which they suspended a 55-lb. weight.
Pop-Up Sensor May Help Robotic Surgery
Inspired by origami, pop-up manufacturing fabricates micromachines by layering laser-cut materials into thin, flat plates that pop up into complete electromechanical devices.
Filterless Water Desalination Achieved with Shock Electrodialysis
Researchers use water flowing through low-cost porous media, which could be relatively easy to scale up for desalination or water purification.
Phone App Offers Alternative to Stethoscope
With the new device, doctors can control the volume, listen to and discuss sounds with patients and record them for future reference.
Energy-Absorbing Material Under Development at Purdue with GM Help
Purdue University engineers are working with General Motors to develop an energy-absorbing material that could offer greater protection on the football field or in an earthquake zone.
IEEE e-Health Standard Protects Biometric Data
BOPS promotes protection of biometric data by providing identity assertion, role gathering, multilevel access control, assurance and auditing.