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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.
Dust-sized sensors can be implanted for real-time organ monitoring
Engineers from the University of California, Berkeley have developed the first dust-sized, wireless sensors that…
IBM lab-on-chip tech can detect cancer before symptoms appear
IBM scientists have just made a major medical breakthrough with their new lab-on-a-chip technology that can, for…
Vibrating surgical device lets doctors feel what they can’t touch
When doctors perform minimally invasive surgeries they typically rely on long and thin metal tools to explore…
Epilepsy research aided by virtual brain
A virtual brain that can reconstitute the brain of a person affected by epilepsy has been created for the first…
Sat nav for the visually impaired and blind
A recently launched project will receive €1.7m funding from The Federal Ministry of Education and Research, to…
Mechanical man-made materials could impact future prostheses
Patients who need to wear prosthetic devices encounter a series of issues while doing so. For example, the joint…
Mini human brains grown to aid Parkinson’s Disease studies
A big leap on research on the 'mini-brain' has been made by scientists in Singapore. Mini midbrains are 3D…
SPR devices detect biomarkers of disease
Used for detecting biomarkers of disease, discovering drugs, analysing chemicals, ensuring food quality and safety,…
Swimming microbots detach and rejoin via magnets, could perform future surgeries
Using robots in the medical field is not a new concept. More and more we see robot variations implemented in some…
Pokémon GO good for your health?: It’s not that farfetch’d
The smartphone craze Pokémon GO could be an 'innovative solution' to rising obesity levels and chronic disease,…