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Medical
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.
3D Imaging Shows Human Sperm Roll Like Playful Otters
Imaging that reconstructs the movement of human sperm in 3D has shattered the view of how sperm “swim” first…
Drawn-on-skin Electronics Serve as Conductors, Semiconductors, and Dielectrics
The race is on not just to find coronavirus treatments and a vaccine, but also to develop wearable sensors that can…
Self Healing Soft Robot Actuators Outsmart Nature
Unlike human joints, some of which are just badly designed, soft robotic actuators’ moving parts are fairly easily…
Thread-based Sweat Sensors Can Detect Health Markers
Analysis of various bodily fluids reveals a lot about our overall health. Now it seems it’s sweat turn to shine,…
Engineers Design Easily Sterilized Silicone Face Mask
The shortage of N95 masks for healthcare workers beginning to battle the coronavirus was exacerbated by the long…
Machine Learning Algorithm ID’s Drug-Resistant Bacteria
With almost three million people infected with antibiotic-resistant bacteria or fungi, resulting in 35,000 annual…
Partnership to Deliver Digital Pathology Solutions
A consortium of five companies, including TietoEVRY and Hyland Healthcare, have partnered to deliver PATOS to…
Catheter Navigation: The Fastest Growing Sector of Robotic Surgery
IDTechEx has reported that the robotic surgery market will reach over $12 billion by 2030.
Jellyfish Robots Outswim Real Jellyfish
Soft robots, with major commercial applications as robotic muscles, climbing robots, “edible” drug delivery robots,…
3D-printed Powdered Sugar Used to Create Blood Vessels
Mending damaged tissues and creating new ones is the goal of regenerative medicine including designing customized…