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The medical end market refers to the application of engineering to medicine and biology in order to improve healthcare treatment such as diagnosis, monitoring, and therapy. Includes, but is not limited to, prostheses, robotics, implants, devices, and genetic engineering. A major part of this category is research and development.
First Functioning 3D-printed Brain Tissue
Zombies rejoice! This is the beginning of the end of chasing down humans for a meal. Soon, you'll be able to sit in…
Does Climate Change = Pandemic?
Researchers at MARUM - Center for Marine Environmental Sciences, University of Bremen, have posited that historical…
Bacteria Arrangement can Affect Sensitivity to Antibiotics
Bacteria isn't all bad. After all, the good bacteria are in our kombucha, yogurt, pickles, and sourdough bread.…
Amazon and iRobot Call it Quits
In August, the news broke that Amazon would acquire iRobot. Today, they announced that they’re terminating the deal…
Video: AI Shatters Fingerprint Uniqueness Theory
Oh oh! Can you imagine what this could mean? Columbia engineers created a new AI that shatters the long-held belief…
Static Electricity and Biomedical Implant Durability
Recently, there's a lot of activity in using biomedical implants in the body, such as in the heart or brain. They…
Octopus-Inspired Device Brings Star Trek “Cloaking” a Little Closer to…
I’m a big Star Trek geek and always figured the Federation got the short end of the stick in the Treaty of Algeron.…
The Amazing Medical World of Millirobots
Scientists from the University of Twente in the Netherlands are breaking up hard-to-reach blood clots without…
Natural Killer Nanodrones Selectively Target Cancer Cells
Cancer sucks. Most of us either know someone who has cancer or have had cancer ourselves. I’m a cancer survivor,…
Acoustic Touch Lets the Blind ‘See’ Using Sound
Researchers in Australia are developing smart glasses for blind people using "acoustic touch" to turn images into…