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Briefs: Materials
Microfluidic devices are compact testing tools made up of tiny channels carved on a chip, which allow biomedical researchers to test the properties of liquids, particles, and...
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Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
A research team has developed a new microfluidic chip for diagnosing diseases that uses a minimal number of components and can be powered wirelessly by a smartphone. The...
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Briefs: Materials
A wireless, biodegradable sensor could offer doctors a way to monitor changes in brain chemistry without requiring a second operation to remove the implant, according to an...
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Briefs: Wearables
After a stroke, patients may lose feeling in an arm or experience weakness and reduced movement that limits their ability to complete basic daily activities. Traditional...
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Briefs: Medical
As food moves through the digestive tract, contracting muscles along the tract keep things flowing smoothly. Loss of this motility can lead to acid reflux, failure of food to move out of the stomach,...
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Briefs: Photonics/Optics
A complete optical path minimizes signal crosstalk between detection channels.
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Briefs: Photonics/Optics
Detecting nonuniformities in optical properties opens the door to new uses
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Briefs: Medical
A system enables patients with a complete spinal cord injury to stand, walk, and more.
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Briefs: Wearables
The highly adaptable materials could lead to new classes of wearable devices.
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Briefs: Materials
The polymer gear material reduces noise and absorbs shock and vibration.
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Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
The software accurately detects movements performed during motor function assessments.
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Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
The novel device uses two photoplethysmography (PPG) sensors.
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Briefs: Imaging
The endoscope fits inside a fallopian tube and sees below the surface with high resolution.
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Briefs: Medical
The vibrating device uses bone-conducted sounds to achieve better results.
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Briefs: Medical
The customizable device for recording brain activity is also affordable.
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Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
The self-powered sensor can be integrated into soft robots or smart clothing.
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Briefs: Medical
The twins enable comparison of the effects of different surgical interventions in a patient-specific manner.
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Briefs: Photonics/Optics
The material is optically transparent and easily manipulated.
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Briefs: Photonics/Optics
New optics-on-a-chip device paves way to capturing fast chemical, material, and biological processes.
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Briefs: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Brown seaweed, pigments team up for nontoxic and stable gel structures.
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Briefs: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Totimorphic structural materials can achieve any shape.
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Briefs: Semiconductors & ICs
The noninvasive nanochip applies a harmless electric spark to deliver specific genes in a fraction of a second.
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Briefs: Medical
Designer biosensors ‘switch on’ color or electrical responses to drugs.
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Briefs: AR/AI
On-premises data centers give way to virtual solutions.
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Briefs: Medical
Users can download the design files to 3D print and assemble a customizable peristaltic pump.
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Briefs: Photonics/Optics
The device infuses antibodies through the miniature fiber to the tumor to activate T cells around tumor cells.
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Briefs: Wearables
The smart bandage can dispense antibiotic, monitor wound-healing biomarkers, and report important data directly to doctors.
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Briefs: Medical
A deep-learning framework transforms images of intact skin acquired by an emerging noninvasive optical technology.
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Briefs: Materials
The sensor can be stretched up to 50 percent with almost the same sensing performance.
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