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Biological Supercapacitors
Supercapacitor
Supercapacitors are, in effect, rechargeable batteries, but a biological supercapacitor is a tiny (1micrometer thick) device that holds a charge [MORE]
IVD Connectivity
Clinical Laboratory
The in vitro diagnostics industry’s “Connectivity Consortium” recently announced two improvements that efficiently and unambiguously allow exchanges of laboratory [MORE]
Heart-on-a-Chip
Heart on a Chip
In the abstract of an article from the journal Lab on a Chip, researchers at the Lawrence [MORE]
3-D Printed Menisci
3D Printed Knee Implants
Natural menisci in the knee have firmer cartilage in the center and softer, on the outside, making [MORE]
What to Do about Security Flaws in Pacemakers?
Cardiac Pacemaker
How does one protect against a security flaw in an implanted device, like a pacemaker? The next question is [MORE]
Some Finer Points of a Head Transplant
Heads
It’s called cephalosomatic anastomosis, or in science fiction, a head transplant. Such an idea may always remain the stuff of [MORE]
A Smarter Bathroom Scale
Smart Bathroom Scale
In due course, measuring one’s arterial health could be as “everyday” an event as weigh in on a [MORE]