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Implantable pH Sensor for Insulin Control
Implant Monitor Blood pH
“A team of bioengineers from ETH Zurich’s Department of Biosystems Science and Engineering (D-BSSE) in Basel [MORE]
G. I. Tract Acoustical Monitoring after Surgery
Acoustical GI Biosensor
Gastrointestinal tract sounds may be a new vital sign. Rumbling in the intestines may indicate post-operative ileus, irritable [MORE]
Imaging by Vibration “Signatures”
BCARS
As the National Institute of Standards and Technology reports, a new method—called “broadband, coherent anti-Stokes Raman spectroscopy—has been developed to [MORE]
New Material for Bone Reconstruction
Shape Shifting Material for Bone
Some bone injuries are too big for simple fixes, even with autografting and bone putty. To [MORE]
Polysilicon Brain Interface
Brain Sensor
Neural implants have brought hope to paralyzed people, but hope may out pace reality because of metal materials that [MORE]
Bone Marrow Bioreactor
Platelet Bioreactor
With a “bone-marrow-on-a-chip” bioreactor, researchers at Boston’s Brigham and Women’s Hospital have been able to culture blood platelets, [MORE]
Microsoft’s Home Automation Providers
Home Automation Systems
This piece is not about medical automation, but it does describe Microsoft’s vision for home automation that only [MORE]