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Mar. 7, 2013

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The future of additive manufacturing

Additive manufacturing proliferated years ago because of its usefulness in building prototypes. Since then, companies, government agencies, and even lay tinkerers have increasingly used the techniques to make production parts....More
Mar. 7, 2013

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DARPA-funded effort stretches the state-of-the-art in biomedical engineering

DARPA-funded effort stretches the state-of-the-art in biomedical engineering...More
Sep. 6, 2012

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Inventor's corner:Surgical dressing restores mastectomy patients’ figures

The re-Contour dressing from Julie Hyde Edwards targets women who want to look like they did before having a mastectomy. After her own surgery, Edwards struggled to accept the prescribed dressing...More
Aug. 9, 2012

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A better way to look at brains, thanks to magnetic sensor

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology have developed a sensor that detects magnetic fields as weak as one picotesla (one-trillionth of a tesla). For comparison, the Earth’s magnetic field is 50 million times stronger than a picotesla....More
Jun. 14, 2012

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Innovative trauma shears make the cut

Emergency-room staff and EMTs routinely rely on trauma shears to cut through a patient’s clothing and access a wound that needs immediate treatment...More
Oct. 20, 2011

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Technology helps heal chronic wounds

Technology helps heal chronic wounds...More
Oct. 4, 2011

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Less-expensive medical-grade TPEs - Star Thermoplastics

The TPEs are lower cost and have a styrenic base....More
Sep. 8, 2011

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Inventor's Corner: A simple, more-effective nasal irrigator

This simple nasal irrigator can generate a continuous flow or an intermittent stream of saline solution....More
Sep. 8, 2011

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A little vibration makes for a keener sense of touch

A glove developed by researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology improves the human sense of touch using a concept called stochastic resonance...More
Jun. 9, 2011

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Researchers use radar to screen patients for concussions

Researchers use radar to screen patients for concussions...More

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by Elisabeth Eitel

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Good night! Now they want to regulate 3D printers!!

by Lee Teschler

Posted 1 week ago
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by Elisabeth Eitel

Posted 2 weeks ago
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