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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.
Computer scans for esophageal cancer
It is difficult to recognise the early stages of esophageal cancer as it can easily be missed. TU Eindhoven has…
ASL MRI to diagnose Alzheimer’s early
Researchers in the Netherlands have coupled machine learning methods with a special MRI technique that measures the…
Electric fields stop breast and lung cancer cells from growing
A microfluidic device that tests the effects of electric fields on cancer cells has been developed by researchers…
DNA origami potential is unfolding
DNA origami, a fast and simple way to assemble DNA into potentially useful structures, is finally coming into its…
Bio-inspired molecular motors and robots not far away
Light-powered molecular motors that repetitively bend and unbend, bringing us closer to molecular robots and have…
Nanomachine diagnostics at genetic level
Along with former graduate student Divita Mathur, Professor Eric Henderson, studies how to build nanomachines that…
Next-gen vaccines succeed in fighting disease
Working toward developing an E. coli-based transport capsule designed to help next-gen vaccines do a more efficient…
Engineers develop customizable vaccine
A type of easily customizable vaccine that can be manufactured in one week, allowing it to be rapidly deployed in…
Cybathlon in Zürich tests bionic strength
At the Cybathlon, 74 athletes from 25 countries will be showing how robotic technology helps them in their daily…
‘Muscles-on-a-chip’ used to study human muscle development
A process to develop bigger and stronger muscle fibers has been devised by USC Researcher Megan L. McCain. But…