Next Generation Bioprinted Products: “Products of Nature” or Patentable Innovation

Next-Generation Bioprinted Products: Products of Nature or Patentable Innovation?

Next-Generation Bioprinted Products: Products of Nature or Patentable Innovation? 789 444 IEEE Pulse

Bioprinting is an additive manufacturing process used to create architectures that mimic natural living tissues in form and function. It involves the deposition of bioink, which can include a mixture of living cells, nutrients, and extracellular matrix.

Engineering a holistic response to the global crisis of forced displacement

Engineering a Holistic Response to the Global Crisis of Forced Displacement

Engineering a Holistic Response to the Global Crisis of Forced Displacement 789 444 IEEE Pulse

The global coronavirus pandemic has demonstrated the necessity of engineering approaches, from research and development to rapid prototyping and production, in saving lives all across the world.

The Future of Brain-Computer Interfaces by Zara Abrams

The Future of Brain–Computer Interfaces

The Future of Brain–Computer Interfaces 789 444 IEEE Pulse

Technology that allows the human brain to communicate with an external device can help patients with some of the most severe neurological issues.

Biomedical Bauhaus: Utopian Dream or Health and Educational Breakthrough

Biomedical Bauhaus: Utopian Dream or Health and Educational Breakthrough

Biomedical Bauhaus: Utopian Dream or Health and Educational Breakthrough 789 444 IEEE Pulse

Just before the COVID-19 pandemic, 2019 marked the 100th anniversary of the school and manifesto of the Bauhaus. Now that life is slowly returning to normal, it may be a good moment to celebrate one of the most transformative educational initiatives ever, with the motivation of developing a model that could also transform BME.

Pulse Ideas

Asking Better Questions 150 150 IEEE Pulse

Asking Better Questions

Have you ever picked up a “universal remote” and have to study it for a minute before finding the power, channel, and volume buttons? Just as you settle in, a push of a wrong button puts up a panel that obscures the program, forcing another long look at the remote for the “exit” button to go back to the program. On the other hand, a tutorial was likely not needed to operate an iPhone. Why is that?

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Identifying Problems and Unmet Clinical Needs: Who to Talk to and Where to Look 150 150 IEEE Pulse

Identifying Problems and Unmet Clinical Needs: Who to Talk to and Where to Look

Revenue from the sale of new products fuels the growth of many companies. It often plays a key role in a company’s strategic plan and justifies significant spending on research and development.

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The Yin and the Yang of New Technologies 150 150 IEEE Pulse

The Yin and the Yang of New Technologies

Imagine technology as a living being. Perched on its left shoulder is a miniature angel, representing the good uses and beneficial consequences of the technology.

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Insights Into Health Care Innovation and the Future of EMBS 150 150 IEEE Pulse

Insights Into Health Care Innovation and the Future of EMBS

As my term comes to end as president of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBS) (‘21, ‘22), I wish to share with you some of our exciting technical activities during my tenure, strategic planning over the next five years (2022–2027), and insights for the future beyond 2027.

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Model Systems in Biology: History, Philosophy, and Practical Concerns 150 150 IEEE Pulse

Model Systems in Biology: History, Philosophy, and Practical Concerns

Georg F. Striedter is a professor of neurobiology and behavior in the School of Biological Sciences at University of California at Irvine, Irvine, CA, USA. His career-long research interest “in the evolution of vertebrate brains and behavior” has led him to accept “the challenge of synthesizing experimental data that are already published”.

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