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Prosthetics that Feel via Brain-Computer Interface
Brain Computer Interface
You will remember, four years ago, when a Brown University start up, “BrainGate,” showed that its brain-computer interface [MORE]
Transgenerational Epigenetic Inheritance
Double-Stranded RNA
Geneticists who study Thoroughbred horses, looking for inheritance patterns of athleticism, have long noticed something called “the Grand Sire [MORE]
SWAN Lithography for Making Micro and Nano Structures
Creating Micro- And Nanostructures On 3-D Materials
“Spun-Wrapped Aligned Nanofiber” is the name that engineers at Virginia Tech have applied to [MORE]
Blood Test for Pregnancy and Fetal Health Complications
Blood Test
During pregnancy, a protein derived from the DLK1 gene on Chromosome 14 rises in the mother’s blood, though it [MORE]
Ceramic Bone Screws
Scrails
When bone fractures have to be mended with screws or nails, surgeons usually use fasteners made of titanium or polymer. [MORE]
Synthetic Biotic
Microbiome
Sometime in 2017, a Cambridge, MA company, Synlogic, plans to carry out the first clinical trial using synthetic biology—which in [MORE]
Brain Implant Lets the Blind See, Bypassing the Optic Nerve
Second Sight Orion
Since its founding in 1998, Second Sight Medical (Syulmar, CA) has developed and tested two retinal prostheses aimed [MORE]
Imaging with Particles that Emit Laser Light
Lasers
For several years, lead iodide perovskite has been the preferred compound for manufacturing solar panels. It is a hybrid organic-inorganic [MORE]
Automating Patch Clamping
Patcherbot
Among the several “omics” of molecular biology is channelomics which refers to ion channels in all cellular membranes. Channelopathies are [MORE]
New, Improved and Cheaper Too: Robotic Surgery
Scott Huennekens, President and CEO
The piece has more titillation than information, but it describes a potential disruptive innovation in the [MORE]
Molecular Autopsy
In a nation of 323 million, sudden death of 11,000 people a year is a relatively small toll. According to [MORE]
Optical Sensor for Vitamin B-12 Deficiency in Blood
Georgios Tsiminis in Photonics Laboratory
“University of Adelaide researchers have developed a world-first optical sensor that can detect vitamin B12 in [MORE]
Spotting Cancer Biomarkers with a Smartphone
Spectometer Device
Engineers at Washington State University have built a prototype spectrometer, using a 96 well plate holder, a light box, [MORE]
Implantable Device Against Inflammatory Diseases
Neuromodulation
In a multi-center European trial, an implantable vagus nerve stimulator, made by SetPoint Medical (Valencia, CA), has been found to [MORE]