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Emotional analysis via temporal-frequency domain disruptions
To develop EmoSense, researchers determined that gestures and movements impact wireless signals through shadowing and multi-path effects when antennas are employed to determine behavior.
A shoe to help stroke patients improve gait
According to the researchers, this strengthens the wearer’s stroke-affected leg, improving gait proportionality once the shoe is taken off.
Machine learning that guesses individuals' age
Researchers from the University of Kwazulu-Natal in South Africa are using machine learning to estimate a person’s age.
Team can predict heart attacks using AI
Researchers at the University of Oxford have devised a new biomarker using artificial intelligence (AI) that can reportedly identify people at significant risk of experiencing a fatal heart attack roughly five years before it happens.
Researchers develop smart sleepwear for health monitoring
A team of researchers from the University of Massachusetts Amherst have created textiles that can be woven into pajamas and other loose-fitting sleep attire for monitoring the wearer’s respiratory rhythm and heart rate while the wearer sleeps.
Prosthetic hand combines user and robotic control
An algorithm translates user intention into finger movement on the prosthetic hand.
Researchers develop a device that helps amputees feel artificial limbs
An international team of researchers led by the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich recently unveiled a device that will enable those with above-the-knee amputations to “feel” a prosthetic leg.
5 cybersecurity resources for small manufacturers
Attacks can affect production and compromise data integrity. NIST estimates that the median cost of a data breach is around $60,000, a potentially significant sum for small manufacturers in competitive markets.
Antibiotics are not the only factor in the spread of resistance
Upon awakening, persistent bacteria are quite efficient at sharing their resistance genes with other bacteria that are susceptible to gene transfer.
Surgeon performs cardiovascular procedures on patients 20 miles away
A surgeon in India has conducted what is being touted as the first ever long-distance heart surgery on patients in an operating room roughly 20 miles away.
Hyundai develops a robotic exoskeleton for factory workers
A wearable robot vest has been developed by Hyundai Motor Group to assist factory workers who spend a significant amount of time working in overhead settings.
Engineers create robotic thread designed to travel through brain vessels
Engineers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have created a thread-like, magnetically steerable robot that is capable of navigating through narrow, winding environments like the brain.
Researchers develop pen-like device for improving cancer surgery outcomes
Researchers at the University of Texas at Austin have developed a pen-like device to help surgeons distinguish between where a tumor begins and where it ends — a possible marker of a successful cancer surgery.
Purdue awarded $10 million to address global food safety
The USAID awarded Purdue $10 million for the creation of the first-ever Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Food Safety.
Wooden chips shrink medical device environmental footprint
Wood has been demonstrated as an alternative to plastic for one single-use medical device application: microfluidic diagnostics.
Plasmonic microneedle patch promises painless diagnostics
What differentiates this device from previous microneedle designs is the use of surface-enhanced Raman scattering for on-patch biomarker analysis.
Prosthetics produced from plastic water bottles
Researchers are applying recycling technology to the resolution of two modern problems: The abundance of abandoned plastic water bottles and the provision of affordable prosthetics for patients in developing areas.
Chemotherapeutic messages in nanoscale bottles
Tiny silica bottles could be used to deliver chemotherapy drugs to targeted areas of the body.
Researchers develop robotic exosuit that assists the wearer with both running and walking
Researchers at Harvard’s Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering and the John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) and the University of Nebraska Omaha have created a portable exosuit to assist those with impaired mobility with walking and running.
Watch how smartphone selfies can measure blood pressure
The contactless diagnostic method is a smartphone-based technology called transdermal optical imaging.