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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.
Reovirus kills hepatitis virus and liver cancer cells
The researchers at the University of Leeds found that Reovirus stimulates the body's own immune system to kill off…
Message in a bottle, well, a chemical test tube
A machine that sends messages using common chemicals has been built by researchers. Among many potential…
Dosage data for diabetes with smart insulin-pen cap
Now the seventh leading cause of death, diabetes is a growing epidemic in the United States and the condition…
Genetic circuits isolated within synthetic ‘cells’
Synthetic biology allows scientists to design genetic circuits that can be placed in cells, giving them new…
What your smartphone reveals about you
We leave behind trace chemicals, molecules and microbes on every object we touch. By sampling the molecules on…
Earlier detection of autism with smartphone app
What if someone invented a smartphone app that could help detect Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) in children as…
The HIV USB: Get tested in 30 minutes
Scientists have developed a type of HIV test on a USB stick.
The device, created by scientists at Imperial…
Filtration device to clean up manufacturing facilities
Hinestroza, Associate Professor of fiber science and director of undergraduate studies in the College of Human…
Glucose-monitoring contact lenses alert user of low blood sugar
An Oregon State University study suggests that type 1 diabetes patients may one day be able to monitor their blood…
Gold-plated DNA wires conduct energy
The transistor industry has shrunk the central elements of their computer chips to fourteen nanometers in the…