Biomedical and Bioengineering Innovation

Virtual Reality Pioneer Tom Furness on the Past, Present, and Future of VR in Health Care
Author(s)3: Leslie Mertz
Virtual Reality Pioneer Tom Furness on the Past, Present, and Future of VR in Health Care 150 150 IEEE Pulse

Back in the mid-1960s, rotary-dial telephones were the norm, music cassette tapes were brand new, and microwave ovens hadn’t made it into houses yet. That’s also when newly minted electrical…

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Cyborg Insects Could Someday Save Your Life

Cyborg Insects Could Someday Save Your Life
Author(s)3: Abhishek Dutta
Cyborg Insects Could Someday Save Your Life 620 375 IEEE Pulse

A tiny cockroach no bigger than a large paper clip scurries across the floor of my bio-engineering lab at the University of Connecticut, Mansfield, CT, USA. It is a robot-roach…

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Will Biotechnology Stop Aging?

Will Biotechnology Stop Aging?
Author(s)3: Sarah Campbell
Will Biotechnology Stop Aging? 620 375 IEEE Pulse

Could biotechnology stop aging? The answer may be yes, no, or something in between, depending on who is being asked and what it means to “stop” aging. For those at…

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The Opportunity and Obstacles for Smartwatches and Wearable Sensors

The Opportunity and Obstacles for Smartwatches and Wearable Sensors
Author(s)3: Kenneth R. Foster, John Torous
The Opportunity and Obstacles for Smartwatches and Wearable Sensors 620 375 IEEE Pulse

In September 2017, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) made a striking announcement. Transforming its current regulatory practice for approving and certifying medical devices—the FDA announced a bold new…

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New multidisciplinary approaches yield thinner, stronger, better stents.

Opening Act
Author(s)3: Leslie Mertz
Opening Act 618 372 IEEE Pulse

When an artery is blocked, stents are often the best way to open up the vessel. A mesh stent is tightly crimped over a tiny balloon and guided to the…

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imaging intelligence

Imaging Intelligence
Author(s)3: Subhamoy Mandal, Aaron B. Greenblatt, Jingzhi An
Imaging Intelligence 618 372 IEEE Pulse

Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) have influenced medicine in myriad ways, and medical imaging is at the forefront of technological transformation. Recent advances in AI/ML fields have made…

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The Many Textures of Robotics

The Many Textures of Robotics
Author(s)3: Leslie Mertz
The Many Textures of Robotics 618 372 IEEE Pulse

Innovative researchers are employing flexible, rather than rigid materials in combination with new design approaches as part of the emerging field of biomedical soft robotics. The idea is to generate…

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Self Driving and Self Diagnosing
Author(s)3: Kristina Grifantini
Self Driving and Self Diagnosing 617 374 IEEE Pulse

Advances in automobile technology have made headlines over the last few years, and not always for good reasons. In March 2018, an Uber self-driving car ran over a pedestrian in…

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Biomedical Materials Learn to Heal Themselves

Biomedical Materials Learn to Heal Themselves
Author(s)3: David L. Chandler
Biomedical Materials Learn to Heal Themselves 620 375 IEEE Pulse

Maintaining sterility in emergency and operating rooms can be challenging, especially in cases of highly infectious disease outbreaks or toxic spills. A simple nick in a surgical glove under such…

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