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Airbag Prevents Tanker Truck from Tipping
Hoping to make the transport of bulk liquids much safer, Dr. Erik Eenkhoorn of the University of Twente has developed the "Cairbag."
Soft Robotic Ventricular Assist for Pediatric Patients
The device is designed to assist pediatric patients with one-sided heart failure.
Investigating the Purity of Ground Beef
Using a laser-equipped spectrometer, researchers from the University of British Columbia have developed a method for determining the purity of ground beef.
Slugs Inspire Alternative to Staples, Sutures
Inspired by nature, Brigham and Women's Hospital researchers are looking at the Dusky Arion Slug's defensive and elastic slime as an alternative to the sutures and staples used in surgery.
Bio-Microbots for Medical Diagnosis and Treatment
Remotely operated robots could be designed to diagnose and treat illness in hard-to-reach areas of the human body.
Botanical Sentries: Plants as Security Sensors
Genome modification research is underway to enable plants to signal the presence of chemicals, pathogens or radiation.
Drug-delivering Nanoparticles Can Seek Out Cancer Stem Cells
University of Illinois researchers are sending tiny drug-laden nanoparticles on a mission to seek and destroy cancer stem cells.
Watch the World’s Smallest Data Recorder
A natural bacterial immune system was converted into a microscopic data recorder with applications for everything from disease diagnosis to environmental monitoring.
Fiber-Optic Sensor Advances Brain Cancer Treatment
The 50 micron-thick photonic detection device measures the dosage emitted by each of the micron-thin beams during microbeam radiation therapy.
Watch: Disease Diagnosis with Dipstick Technology
The method promises to bring nucleic acid amplification for molecular diagnostic assays out of the laboratory environment.
Preventing Errors on Food Labels
Food labeling errors have fast become both a costly and brand-damaging issue for food manufacturers. In fact, labeling issues are among the main reasons for food recalls in the first place.
Resonant Microsystems Detect Disease, Brain Injury Biomarkers
Microelectromechanical resonators enable the sensitive, inexpensive detection of protein biomarkers associated with specific diseases and infections.
Deep Learning for Diagnostic Medicine
A machine-learning method known as “deep learning,” which uses multi-layered artificial neural networks to automate data analysis, is also being used in ways that could aid diagnostic medicine.
New Material Shows Promise as a Cartilage Replacement
Cartilage – the tough, strong tissue that protects knees – may have met its match in the form of a new composite material developed at the University of Michigan and Jiangnan University.
German Ban on Child Watches with Listening App
Certain smartwatches, particularly the kinds marketed to children, have been banned by German regulators because they are in violation of Germany’s surveillance restrictions.
Hot Cooking Oil Droplets May Contribute to Air Pollution
Hot oil droplets that often leap from the frying pan as we cook have the potential to not only cause painful burns. They also have the potential to contribute to indoor air pollution, according to a recent study.
Giving Voice to Immobilized Patients through Brain-Computer Interface
A biomedical engineering firm has developed a system that uses brain-computer interface (BCI) technology to help cognitively-aware patients who are otherwise unable to communicate.
Intel and Parley SnotBot Use Game-changing Artificial Intelligence and Drones to Advance Whale Research
Through the collaboration of Intel, Parley for the Oceans and Parley Snotbot, scientists are now able to collect more and better real-time data from whales without invasive means or any disturbance to the whales at all.
Watch: Tour the Exoplanets!
A new video offers a virtual reality tour of six planets discovered outside our solar system.
Many Medical Monitoring Uses for Ultrathin Microfiber Sensor
Wide-ranging applications include monitoring of vital signs and bandage pressure sensing.