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Robotic, in-vivo neuron recording
Ed Boyden and MIT colleagues have developed a robotic system capable of monitoring specific neurons. An algorithm based on multiple image processing methods analyzes microscope images and guides a robotic arm to within 25...
Piezoelectric sensor determines antibiotic efficacy in 1 hour
Ward Johnson and NIST colleagues have developed a piezoelectric sensor to rapidly determine whether an antibiotic combats an infection. Quartz-crystal resonators, with varying vibrations, measure surface particle changes, to quickly sense mechanical fluctuations of...
Radar monitor uses appliances to track health wirelessly
Toru Sato and Kyoto University and Panasonic colleagues have refined a wireless, radar-based vital measuring device they developed last year. The original sensor combined a radar with signal analysis algorithms to measure how the...
Implanted vagus nerve stimulator partially reverses vegetative state
A person described as being in a vegetative state for 15 years showed partial signs of consciousness after a vagus nerve stimulator was implanted. University de Lyon’s Angele Sirigu led the research. This challenges...
App uses phone’s camera to monitor heart health
Mory Gharib and Caltech colleagues have developed an app which uses a phone camera to monitor heart health. When held to the neck, it infers the left ventricular ejection fraction of the heart by measuring...
Exoskeleton builds muscle capacity, improves posture in cerebral palsy
Thomas Bulea and NIH colleagues have developed a robotic exoskeleton for children with cerebral palsy. “Crouch gait,” where a person walks with a perpetual bend in their knees, is a hallmark of the disease....
Patch monitors diabetes compounds in sweat for 1 week
University of Texas professor Shalini Prasad has developed an adhesive sensor that measures diabetes-associated compounds in small amounts of sweat. Blood glucose levels, cortisol and interleukin-6 are detected in perspiration for one week with...