Videos
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Diagnostics
Blood Testing via Sound Waves Could Replace Some Tissue Biopsies
Microfluidic device uses acoustics to quickly analyze blood for signatures of cancer and other diseases.Anne Trafton, MIT News Office
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Cardiovascular | Materials
Microneedle Skin Patch Could Dissolve 'Love Handles'
Microneedle skin patch that delivers fat-shrinking drug locally could be used to treat obesity and diabetes.Columbia University Medical Center
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Digital Health | Patient Monitoring | Software & IT
Software Turns Mobile Phone Accessory into Breathing Monitor
Novel algorithms could allow portable, low-cost thermal cameras to detect breathing problems and monitor stress.The Optical Society
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3D/Additive Manufacturing | Diagnostics | Digital Health | Neurological | Software & IT
PupilScreen Detects Concussion, Brain Injuries with a Smartphone
PupilScreen can detect changes in a pupil’s response to light using a smartphone’s video camera and deep learning tools.Jennifer Langston, University of Washington
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Diagnostics | Surgical
MasSpec Pen Identifies Cancerous Tissue in 10 Seconds During Surgery
The device gives surgeons precise diagnostic information about what tissue to cut or preserve.University of Texas at Austin
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3D/Additive Manufacturing | Diagnostics | Digital Health | Electronics | Patient Monitoring
Low-Cost Wearables Manufactured by Hybrid 3D Printing
Method combines stretchable conductive inks with electronic components to make flexible, wearable sensors.Lindsay Brownell, Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University
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Cardiovascular | Digital Health | Patient Monitoring | Software & IT
App Replaces Ultrasound with Smartphone Camera to Measure Heart Health
Measures blood flow's pressure waveforms through the cardiovascular system; effectiveness demonstrated in clinical trials.California Institute of Technology
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Diagnostics | Digital Health | Neurological | Software & IT
Software Spots First Signs of Parkinson's Before Symptoms Show
Researchers develop first tool that can diagnose Parkinson's disease when there are no physical symptoms.RMIT University
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3D/Additive Manufacturing | Diagnostics | Digital Health | Software & IT
Using Smartphone 'Selfies' to Screen for Pancreatic Cancer
Smartphone app accurately measures jaundice in adults using a selfie and an accessory.Jennifer Langston, University of Washington
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Diagnostics
Self-Powered, Paper-Based Electrochemical Diagnostic Devices
SPEDs also contain “self-pipetting test zones” that can be dipped into a sample instead of using a finger-prick test.Emil Venere, Purdue University
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Materials
Drug-Delivering Micromotors Fueled by Stomach Acid
For the first time ever, drug-delivering micro-motors treated their first bacterial infection in the stomach.UC San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering
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Electronics
Nanochip-Based Device Heals Organs with a Single Touch
Device instantly delivers new DNA or RNA into living skin cells to change their function.Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
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3D/Additive Manufacturing | Materials
'Origami Organs' Can Potentially Regenerate Tissues
Bioactive tissue paper made from organs is pliable enough to fold into origami structures.Marla Paul, Northwestern University
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Neurological
Prototyping an Implantable Pump for Brain Treatment
Summer Scholar Alejandro Aponte troubleshoots the design for an implantable pump that can deliver drugs to the brain.Denis Paiste, Materials Processing Center, MIT
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Surgical
Smaller, Smarter, Softer Robotic Arm for Endoscopic Surgery
Octopus tentacle-inspired approach combines pop-up fabrication with soft robotics.Leah Burrows, Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
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Diagnostics
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Diagnostics | Patient Monitoring
FDA Clears First Neonatal MRI Device
The Embrace Neonatal MRI System is designed specifically for imaging of the neonatal head.U.S. Food and Drug Administration
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3D/Additive Manufacturing | Materials
Strengthening 3D Printed Parts for Real-World Use
3D printer filament is combined with a thin layer of a carbon nanotube composite material on the outside.Texas A&M University
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3D/Additive Manufacturing | Cardiovascular | Materials
Testing a 3D-Printed Silicone Artificial Heart
The soft artificial heart resembles the human heart in appearance and function.ETH Zurich
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Electronics | Neurological
Soft and Stretchy Fabric-Based Sensors for Wearable Robots
Hybrid silicone-fabric sensor detects fine motor movements by flexing with the body.Lindsay Brownell, Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University
