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Getting a Little More ‘Hip Action’

Researchers have developed a method that could extend the life of an artificial hip by adding an array of microscopic indentations that increase the thickness of a lubricating film on its surface. Each...

Lab-on-a-Chip Device Mimics Eye Damage Due to Intense Light

Researchers have developed a new lab-on-a-chip technology that could quickly screen possible drugs to repair damaged neuron and retinal connections, like what is seen in people...

Innovative Light-Delivery Technique Improves Biosensors

There is a continuing need for practical chip-based sensors that can be used at the point of care to detect cancer and other diseases. An innovative way to inject light into tiny...

Plug-and-Play Diagnostics: Making Medical Technology Accessible

Researchers have developed a set of modular blocks that can be put together in different ways to produce diagnostic devices. These “plug-and-play” devices, which require...

Expandable Nanosheet May Lead to Light-Induced Actuators in Artificial Muscles

Engineers discovered that tiny crystal lattices called “self-assembling molecular nanosheets” expand when exposed to light.

Tiny Probe May Help Improve Cancer Treatments

Researchers have invented a world-first tiny fiber-optic probe that can simultaneously measure temperature and see deep inside the body.

Flexible, Wearable Oral Sodium Sensor Could Help Improve Hypertension Control

To help monitor salt intake, researchers have developed a flexible and stretchable wireless sensing system designed to be comfortably worn in the mouth to measure...

Amputees Lend a Hand to Neural Interfacing Research

Michael “Shawn” Findley, a 44-year-old amputee with a wiring harness emerging from his upper left arm, is working with a UT Southwestern team to help change the way robotic hand...

Improving Power Requirements of Surgical Robots

The UK National Health Service (NHS) recently invited companies to tender for a contract to provide £300 million (~$429.12 million) worth of surgical robots to surgeries across the UK. With...

Injectable Bandage May Overcome Battlefield Wounds

A penetrating injury from shrapnel is a serious obstacle in overcoming battlefield wounds that can ultimately lead to death. Given the high mortality rates due to hemorrhaging, there is an...

Monitor Detects Dangerously Low White Blood Cell Levels

One of the major side effects of chemotherapy is a sharp drop in white blood cells, which leaves patients vulnerable to dangerous infections. Researchers have now developed a portable...

Diagnosing Breast Cancer Using Red Light

Optical mammography (OM), which uses harmless red or infrared light, has been developed for use in conjunction with x-rays for diagnosis or monitoring in cases demanding repeated imaging where high...

Portable Brain Imaging System Could Shed Light on Concussions

It's one of the most talked about injuries in sport today: concussion. Yet there is no accepted way to image a concussion. Scientists have now developed a portable brain imaging...

Implantable Sensor Relays Real-Time Personal Health Data to a Cell Phone

Personalized medicine is one step closer for patients, thanks to tiny, implantable sensors that could give an early warning of a person's developing health problems,...

Modified Biomaterials Self-Assemble on Temperature Cues

Biomedical engineers have demonstrated a new approach to making self-assembled biomaterials that relies on protein modifications and temperature. The hybrid approach allows researchers...

Designing Diamonds for Medical Imaging Technologies

Researchers have optimized the design of laboratory-grown, synthetic diamonds, bringing the new technology one step closer to enhancing biosensing applications, such as magnetic brain...

Customizable, Fabric-like Power Source for Wearable Electronics

Scientists have created a customizable, fabric-like power source that can be cut, folded, or stretched without losing its function. The team has created the wearable a...

MedInnovation: Exciting New Event to Focus on Commercializing Emerging Medical Technologies

A new interactive conference will address key strategies for the commercialization of emerging medical technologies, including the critical steps...

Personalizing Wearable Devices

When it comes to soft, assistive devices — like the exosuit being designed by the Harvard Biodesign Lab — the wearer and the robot need to be in sync. But every human moves a bit differently and tailoring...

Titanium Fiber Plates Offer Improved Option for Bone Repair

A newly developed titanium fiber plate offers a new alternative for regenerative medicine and treating fractures, eliminating the need for surgical extraction of the plate later.

Next-Gen Wearable Sensors Generate Sweat

Researchers are developing cutting-edge biometric sensors that function without compromising the skin and its ability to prevent infection and dehydration. The new sensors generate sweat to glean...

Flexible Materials, Sensors Combine to Make Realistic Robotic Small Intestine

Researchers are developing an artificial, robotic small intestine for use in medical laboratories. The idea of a robotic small intestine may seem strange, as...

Smart Cane Could Help Reduce Falls

Engineers have developed an instrumented cane that not only provides added support but can also analyze a patient's gait to determine risk of falling. The "IntelliCane" can quantitatively calculate falling...

New Process Could Enable 3D Printing of Nanoscale Implants

For the first time, it is possible to create complex nanoscale metal structures using 3D printing. The process, once scaled up, could be used in a wide variety of applications,...

New Method 3D Prints Fully Functional Electronic Circuits

Researchers have pioneered a breakthrough method to rapidly 3D print fully functional electronic circuits. The circuits, which contain electrically-conductive metallic inks and...

3D Printing and the Environment: The Implications of Additive Manufacturing

The potential implications of additive manufacturing (AM) have excited the imagination. Popularly known as 3D printing, the emerging class of technologies has been...

Sustainable Production Method Could Advance Plastics and Pharmaceuticals

A team of chemical engineers has developed a new, cost-effective method for synthetically producing a biorenewable platform chemical called triacetic acid lactone...

Advanced Manufacturing Center Focuses on Skills Development

To help deliver a truly sustainable advanced manufacturing workforce pipeline, the Commonwealth Center for Advanced Manufacturing (CCAM) has begun construction of a new apprentice...

Policy Roadmap Calls for Improved US Competitiveness

The Council on Competitiveness has released its 6th annual Clarion Call for Competitiveness, noting that "innovation-driven productivity is the foundation of a competitive, growing...