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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.
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…
Neuron controlling biomaterial is injectable
'Fantastic Voyage'; the campy 1966 sci-fi movie where scientists miniaturize a submarine with themselves inside and…
LG reveals new flexible pressure sensors for comfortable tech
LG Innotek has developed of new kind of textile flexible pressure sensor that senses pressure from its entire…
Using locusts’ sense of smell to create biorobotic sensing systems for…
How do you improve security systems? Utilize a locust's sense of smell, of course.
Engineers from Washington…