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A ”Beating Heart” Chip
Heart Cells
It’s no small feat to test drugs on living human heart tissue ex vivo. But that’s what bioengineers at [MORE]
Robotic Ankle with Ground Scanning Camera
Prosthetic Ankle
Engineers at Michigan Technological University (Houghton, MI) have developed a prosthetic foot and ankle with a ground scanning camera [MORE]
A Smarter Neural Implant
Multi Function Fiber
Neurons depend upon chemical and electrical signaling simultaneously; so, a smarter neural implant would do the same. To [MORE]
EPIC Welcomes App Developers
Epic Systems EHR
Sometime this year, the US Defense Department will choose a provider for military’s electronic health record—a contract worth [MORE]
Ultrasound on the Brain
Treating Alzheimers with Focusd Ultrasound
In recent years Magnetic Resonance guided Focused Ultrasound has become increasingly successful in ablating small tumors [MORE]
Clot-Busting with Magnetic Nanoparticles
Iron Oxide Core for tPA
When the USFDA first approved recombinant tissue plasminogen activator (aka, “clot buster”) in 1996, it came [MORE]
Detecting Stroke with a Smartphone
Samsung Developing Wearable Sensor for Stroke Detection
Imagine this: your eyeglasses have sensors that fit snug to the temples and are [MORE]