HEADLINES ARCHIVE
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.
Device That Cleans Using Bubbles Has Medical Applications
Testing found that StarStream is 1,000 times more effective than water alone in decontaminating the microorganism that is a major cause of hospital-acquired infections.
Bioengineers Streamline Process for Making Medical App Sensors
Researchers essentially had to build the sensors upside down so that their functioning part was exposed after they were removed from the wafer.
Artificial Skin Offers Sense of Touch to Prosthetics
Stanford University engineers have created a plastic skin-like material that can detect pressure and deliver a signal directly to a living brain cell.
Russia to Help Bolivia Develop Nuclear Energy Center
The $300 million center will include participation by Argentina, among other South American countries.
Spring-Mass Technology Bids for the Future of Walking Robots
The system is based on a concept called "spring-mass" walking that combines passive dynamics of a mechanical system with computer control.
3D Printing Could Replace Transplants with Organ Rebuilding
Carnegie Mellon researchers developed a method of printing soft materials inside a support bath material.
The Lab-on-Chip Revolution: Finding the Right Niche
The field is on the verge of a major breakout across applications that range from medicine to oil production.
Prosthetics That Tune Themselves While in Use
Retuning of power prosthetics can be costly, so researchers developed an algorithm that can adapt the limb to changing conditions.
Internet of Medical Things: Nurturing Innovation
Digital health, also known as virtual healthcare, promises better quality of care at a lower cost, which is the objective of all modern healthcare systems.
Global Land Degradation Said to Cost Trillions Annually
Forfeited ecosystem services worldwide due to land degradation said to be 10-17% of global GDP.
Big Data, Analytics and Healthcare: IBM Opens a New Frontier
The Watson platform will now have access to more than half a billion medical images with the intention of developing new image analytics capabilities.