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The latest developments in biomedical devices, prosthetics, imaging, and diagnostics
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Scary Stories: Establishing a Field Amid Skepticism

Robert Langer was on to something, even when everyone said he was wrong

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Apps Put a Psychiatrist in Your Pocket
BiomedicalJuly 2024MagazineFeature

Apps Put a Psychiatrist in Your Pocket

Mood trackers spot hazardous shifts in mental health before we do

11 min read
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CareersMagazineBiomedicalNovember 2024Special ReportsInterviewConsumer Electronics

For this Stanford Engineer, Frugal Invention Is a Calling

His designs prioritize simplicity, low cost, and impact

3 min read
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Packaging and Robots

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CareersMagazineBiomedicalNovember 2024Special ReportsInterviewConsumer Electronics

Gandhi Inspired a New Kind of Engineering

An Indian innovator promotes frugal high technology for the poor

3 min read
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Crop Parasites Can Be Deterred by “Electric Fences”

A pesticide-free technique holds promise by scrambling protists’ senses

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CareersAIMagazineNovember 2024BiomedicalSpecial ReportsInterview

Dean Kamen Says Inventing Is Easy, but Innovating Is Hard

The legendary engineer says innovation = idea + scale

3 min read
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Consumer ElectronicsNewsBiomedical

This Eyewear Offers a Buckshot Method to Monitor Health

Emteq Labs' Sense glasses track food and facial expressions

4 min read

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Is Virtualization Greener Than Lab Work for Chips?

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One Way That Could Improve Space-Based Power: Relays

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TelecommunicationsNewsJournal Watch

Wi-Fi Goes Long Range on New WiLo Approach

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SemiconductorsAerospaceNewsJournal Watch

Even Gamma Rays Can’t Stop This Memory

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Predicting Malicious Behavior on X Before It Happens

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Bluetooth Microscope Reveals the Inner Workings of Mice

The BLEscope transmits in vivo imaging—no strings attached

3 min read
Three images of a rat connected to a electromyography EMG machine showing different electrical signals from the suture implanted on its leg.
BiomedicalNews

Electrical Stitches Speed Wound Healing in Rats

New sutures generate static electricity to mimic the body's natural electrical signals

3 min read
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BiomedicalNews

Neuralink’s Blindsight Device Is Likely to Disappoint

Elon Musk has made big claims for the artificial vision technology

4 min read

The Transistor at 75

The past, present, and future of the modern world’s most important invention
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SemiconductorsDecember 2022MagazineThe Transistor at 75FeatureSpecial Reports

How the First Transistor Worked

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SemiconductorsDecember 2022MagazineThe Transistor at 75FeatureHistory of TechnologySpecial Reports

The Ultimate Transistor Timeline

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SemiconductorsDecember 2022MagazineThe Transistor at 75FeatureSpecial Reports

The State of the Transistor in 3 Charts

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SemiconductorsDecember 2022MagazineThe Transistor at 75FeatureSpecial Reports

3D-Stacked CMOS Takes Moore’s Law to New Heights

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SemiconductorsDecember 2022MagazineThe Transistor at 75FeatureSpecial Reports

The Transistor of 2047: Expert Predictions

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A Bendy RISC-V Processor

The new 6-mW open-source plastic chip can run machine learning tasks and operate while bent around a pencil

3 min read
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BiomedicalNews

Stretchy Wearables Can Now Heal Themselves

Korean breakthrough material opens up new path to biosensors and stimulators

4 min read
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SemiconductorsMagazineBiomedicalNovember 2024NewsConsumer Electronics

Cat's Eye Camera Can See Through Camouflage

Copying the glow in the dark eyes of a cat, this new camera isn’t fooled by disguises


4 min read
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BiomedicalNews

New Device Listens for Blood Pressure

Ultrasound monitoring allows for continuous, non-invasive measurements

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EnergyNewsTransportationBiomedical

Superconducting Wire Sets New Current Capacity Record

And it doesn’t require additional cost or complexity to manufacture

4 min read

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