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Light Sensitive Molecule for Noninvasive Optogenetics
Optogenetics
“MIT engineers have now developed the first light-sensitive molecule that enables neurons to be silenced noninvasively, using a light source [MORE]
Artificial Retina
Electrode to Record Retinal Activity
Retinas are comprised of several different cell layers, each with a particular purpose such as detecting [MORE]
Stretchy Hydrogel for Tissue Engineering
Stretchy Hydrogels Spur Tissue Engineering
Materials scientists at Tohoku University (Miyagi, Japan) have fabricated the first stretchable electrode-hydrogel hybrid, aimed at [MORE]
Wirelessly Powering Electroceutical Devices for Pain Relief
Medical Chip for Power Transfer
As an alternative to large batteries which need to be replaced, as with pacemakers, Stanford engineers [MORE]
Bioprinting Vascular Networks
Artificial Vascular Networks
Before bioprinting can turn the dream of lab-made human organs into reality, the problem of creating capillaries in [MORE]
GE’s Research on Neural Implants
Wireless Brain Implants for Paralysis
Neural implants that allow paralyzed people to “think’ their way to movement have been in the [MORE]
A Pathology Lab at Home
Cue Deep Health Tracker
Next spring, Cue (San Diego, CA) expects to begin general marketing of its “deep health tracker” which [MORE]