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Death by Salt
Mazza Salt Beds Sicily
Heart attack, stroke and kidney failure collectively make up the greatest cause of human deaths. Hypertension is a [MORE]
A Wearable to Detect Pneumonia
Smart Jacket Detects Pneumonia in Children
This piece is about a wearable stethoscope, in the form of a sensored jacket that [MORE]
Lower Cost Stem Cell Culturing
Koyoto AKIT Culture
A research collaboration headed at Kyoto University’s Institute for Integrated Cell Material Science has developed a stem cell [MORE]
Predictive Pediatric Screening for Childhood Diseases
DNA Testing for Childhood Diseases
Sema4 (Stamford, CT; a startup from NYC’s Mount Sinai Health System, is now marketing a home [MORE]
4-D Printing
4D Printing Low Temperature
Temperature is the fourth dimension in this piece. Rutgers University engineers “used a lithography-based technique that’s fast, [MORE]
Securing Implants Inside the Body with “Artificial Scales”
Artificial Scales to Secure Implants
Stents in the heart save lives, but they can move and cause problems. Keeping any implant [MORE]
Measuring Heartbeat and Blood Flow with a Camera
Professor Gunther and Ruben Invent Camera for Heart Rate Estimation
Noting that hemoglobin absorbs green light, researchers at Utah State University [MORE]
Insulin Patch Pump for Artificial Pancreas
CamMed CoFounders With Evopump
There’s not enough technical detail in this piece to explain how the “Evopump” bandage works, but it [MORE]