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A Better Lithium Battery
Batteries will always limit the capabilities of our portable electronics so it’s always good to see articles about groups who are trying to solve the battery life problem. This article talks about a group from MIT who have created a … Continue reading
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Injectable Implants
This article I found interesting due to the two uses of such a technology. The article talks about a new injectable implant developed by BME’s at Johns Hopkins University. The team has developed a implants out of a combination of … Continue reading
Posted in Biomedical Engineering, Medical
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Fingerprint Scanner to Thwart Zombies
I thought this article was kind of funny with all the talk of zombies and the added photo, but I can understand the real applications of fingerprint scanners telling the difference between dead and living tissue. Sounds a bit scary … Continue reading
Posted in Biomedical Engineering, Engineering, Technology
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Missing Gene Helps Mice Run for Hours
This is an article I found on the Science Magazine website. Apparently scientists at the University of Pennsylvania have removed a gene from mice that have caused them to be capable of running six times further than normal mice do. … Continue reading
Posted in Biomedical Engineering, Genetics, Medical
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Synthetic Trachea Transplant
An interesting story from earlier this month about a synthetic wind pipe being implanted in a patient. The cool thing about this is that it was created with the patient’s own stem cells so it should not cause any type … Continue reading
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