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DARPA developing handheld device for disease detection
DIGET device promises quick disease detection.
Using smartphones and microorganisms to quickly monitor water quality
The method rapidly detects pollutants in water by measuring their impacts on swimming microorganisms.
Inroads in biomedical engineering
These are just a few examples of recent innovations in the biomedical engineering industry.
Drug testing with a blood-brain barrier on a chip
The device can advance the study of pharmaceutical compound interaction with the blood-brain barrier without the need to rely on laboratory animal models.
Watch a battery-free pacemaker vanish
The wireless pacing device disappears after it is no longer needed.
Novel thermometer expands opportunities in quantum computing and thermodynamics
The device can simply and quickly measure temperatures during quantum calculations with extremely high accuracy.
Flexible solutions for changing times
Changing times require changing solutions. ESPEC delivers flexible solutions to meet you where you're at.
McCrometer insertion-style mag meters: A comparison
Here is what customers should know if they are interested in an insertion mag meter.
Water quality sampling by drone
The system reduces the time of water sample collection by 75%.
Video: Rapid diagnostics get faster with magnetic microbead mixing
Magnetic particle mixing can have significant implications for future diagnostic testing devices.
Better cleaning at food processors with swab test
ATP monitoring and microbiological enumeration can verify and improve the efficacy of cleaning and sanitation practices.
What is healthcare engineering?
Some examples of healthcare engineering.
NIST tests biopharmaceutical quality control method
The method detects multiple types of potential impurities in biopharmaceutical products with a single-step test.
New mask can diagnose wearers with COVID-19
The mask can be used to detect the virus or to determine if the wearer has encountered the virus.
Use Legos and cheap lenses to build this microscope
Plans for the fully functional and inexpensive instrument are open source.
Video: Graphene sensor images electrical activity of beating heart
The advanced sensor images electrical signals from living cells and tissue in real time.
Watch a new imaging technique capture brain movement
Pulsating motions of the brain can be viewed and analyzed in real-time.
Virus-detecting microscope could power rapid diagnostics
The fast, low-cost technique counts viruses or proteins from a sample in real time, without any chemicals or dyes.
Membrane traps viruses from air and water
The membrane filters and inactivates a variety of viruses in either medium.
Water treatment technology for use on Earth and Mars
A catalyst that reduces perchlorate in water could also remove the pollutant from Martian soil.