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Growing Transplantable Vocal Cords
Engineered Vocal Cords
This is barely to the prestage of baby’s first words, but regenerative medicine researchers at the University of [MORE]
Non-Surgical Repair of Holes in Heart
Ventricular Septal Defect
“Blue baby syndrome” mainly comes from a ventricular septal defect, commonly known as a hole in the heart, [MORE]
“Lab in a Needle”
Lab in a Needle
Microfluidics devices enable liquid biopsies, but this piece goes one step further: it miniaturizes two lab chips—one [MORE]
An Ingestible Stethoscope
Swallow Sensor
Heart and respiration rates are key indicators for many medical conditions, and while the stethoscope is now in its [MORE]
Vascular Imaging with Smart Glasses + Ultrasound
Eyes-On® Glasses
Sometimes a commercial website is the most convenient way to present a new technology, which is the case with [MORE]
Proteomics of DNA Repair
DNA Break
Last year’s Nobel Prize in Chemistry went to three scientists for their work in discovering how DNA repair mechanisms [MORE]
Microsoft’s HoloLens
Holography
Leonardo da Vinci, Pablo Picasso, and Albert Einstein had a neurological anomaly in common: all three were dyslexics. Consequently, they [MORE]
An Incredible Nanomotor
Tiny Texas Nanomotor
Mechanical engineers at the University of Texas at Austin have built a nanomotor described as this: “It is [MORE]
A “Pillforge” for Ingestible Capsule Diagnostics
Wireless Module
Engineers at Vanderbilt University‘s Institute for Software Integrated Systems say this about designing a general diagnostic pill for the [MORE]
Donated but Unused Pancreata for Organ Regeneration
Pancreas
When you read this piece, ask yourself if the new “Star Wars” movie isn’t a little passé, as far as [MORE]
Cloud Imaging from GE
MRI
You might wonder if this piece is about how General Electric proposes to connect 500,000 of their imaging machines, or [MORE]
Digestive Enzyme Cartridge
Relizorb
For patients suffering from various digestive system cancers, malnourishment from an inability to utilize fats can worsen already serious disease. [MORE]
Hybrid Microscope and Mass Spec Analyzer
Microscope Spectrometer
Engineers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory have built a high resolution optical microscope and mass spectrometer combination with “both [MORE]
Finger Scanner for Arthritis
Fingerscanner
Increased blood flow in inflamed synovial membranes of joints can reveal arthritis at various stages. While this can be detected [MORE]