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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.
Keyboard technique developed to monitor Parkinson’s at home
In a paper published today in the journal Scientific Reports, researchers at MIT and elsewhere describe a technique…
Growing old gracefully by preventing free radicals
Free radicals destroy our cells, all human organisms are attacked by them and over times they contribute to us…
Oxides set aflutter with water vapor
Exposing one type of an oxide structure called perovskite to both water vapour and streams of electrons, it…
DNA microsatellites lead to new understanding of cancer tumors
Short, unstable stretches of DNA, called microsatellites, may play a far greater role in the development and…
Hopelessly devoted to social memory
According to a new study from MIT neuroscientists, mice have brain cells that are dedicated to storing memories of…
Nanosensors help understand how tumors will respond to therapies
MIT researchers have designed nanosensors that can profile tumors and may yield insight into how they will respond…
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A new kind of wearable. It doesn't track your steps, or how many calories you've burned in a day. Nor does it…
Miniature sensors and switches address suit medical applications
Exhibiting at Sensors MidWest 2016, in booth #713, Coto Technology will be showcasing its just-released RedRock…
Artificial Muscles: Scientists Spin A Yarn…
In recent years, researchers at The University of Texas at Dallas and colleagues at the University of Wollongong in…
Take a deep breath: Over 90% of the world breathes bad air
Nine out of 10 people globally are breathing poor quality air, the World Health Organization has said, calling for…