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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.
Exposure Therapy Enhanced: Time To Face Your Fears
People who are too frightened of flying to board an airplane, or too scared of spiders to venture into the…
System to screen childhood communication disorders
Early-childhood intervention can make a great difference for children with speech and language disorders, in their…
Handheld device changes shape to help sighted and blind navigate better
An engineer from Yale University has created a shape-shifting navigation device for both the sighted and visually…
Image sensor targets high resolution microscopy
ON Semiconductor continues to strengthen its position in low-light imaging solutions for industrial markets with…
MIT bio-hackathon seeks to uncover treatments for patients
Seeking to uncover treatment outcomes for patients, Ireland’s first world renowned Massachusetts Institute of…
Powered workstation aids hospital staff
Avalue Technology's healthcare alliance partner, Bytec Healthcare based in the UK, worked closely with Medifix…
Using Brain Power To Move Paralyzed Hands
Stroke is an unfortunate, and more common than we'd like to think, occurrence. Approximately one in six…
Video gamers are better than scientists at identifying proteins
While it's been said that video games and too much screen time can rot the brain, a group of gamers was actually…
Heart attack sensor detects myoglobin levels
Thirty percent of adult deaths in the 30−70 year age group, are attributed to cardiovascular diseases, which is…
3D printing leads the way to the Paralympics
Fabrizio Passetti is preparing for the ISA World Adaptive Surfing Championship in La Jolla, California. Veronica…