medical

A new implantable brain chip could someday replace the drugs that are commonly prescribed...

A new optical sensor can detect a single molecule of an enzyme produced by...

A new portable device created by two electrical engineers at Penn State is capable...

Managing diabetes could soon be as easy and painless as wearing a band aid....

Today, more than 121,000 people in the United States are waiting for a lifesaving...

A new study proves that graphene—the conductive material that has been praised for being...

More than a decade after losing his left hand in an accident, Dennis Aabo...

Scientists at Swiss research university EPFL have developed an elastic electronic circuit. They say...

When Muhammad Mustafa Hussain visited Bangladesh years ago, he noticed that many of the children he met were very talented and eager to learn about electronics, despite having very limited resources. He visited the local school and showed the students how they could use inexpensive household materials to make their own basic electronics. He says that seeing the “joy of discovery” on their faces inspired his current research project: a multi-sensor artificial skin made using only items found in a typical household.

Tiny transistors can detect whether tumors have spread to other parts of the body, which could eliminate unnecessary surgeries for up to 40 percent of breast cancer patients. Typically, when surgeons operate to remove tumors, they take samples to see how far the cancer has spread. This analysis can take up to a week, and often requires follow up surgery. Now, tiny sensors can get the same results in less than an hour.