Biomedical and Bioengineering Innovation

Automated Insulin Delivery
Author(s)3: Leslie Mertz
Automated Insulin Delivery 620 372 IEEE Pulse

For individuals with Type 1 or insulin-requiring Type 2 diabetes, new technology may offer something they desperately need, but is now nigh impossible: the ability to maintain ideal blood glucose…

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New biological markers may mean more targeted treatments are just over the horizon.

Imaging Depression
Author(s)3: Jennifer Berglund
Imaging Depression 618 371 IEEE Pulse

On a balmy evening in mid-May 2017, Chris Cornell, the legendary head of the internationally renowned rock band Soundgarden, strummed his last chord at the Fox Theater in Detroit and…

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A new initiative is bringing industrial-scale engineering approaches to the biomedical world.

ARMI Tackles Regenerative Medicine
Author(s)3: David L. Chandler
ARMI Tackles Regenerative Medicine 618 371 IEEE Pulse

Martine Rothblatt Pulmonary arterial hypertension is a rare and potentially life-threatening disorder. But when prominent entrepreneur Martine Rothblatt (Figure 1, right), founder of Sirius radio, learned in the 1990s that…

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Awards Presented for Innovative Pediatric Medical Devices

Awards Presented for Innovative Pediatric Medical Devices
Author(s)3: Lori Pennington
Awards Presented for Innovative Pediatric Medical Devices 618 371 IEEE Pulse

Six companies presenting innovative medical device solutions that address significant unmet needs in pediatric health were awarded a total of US$250,000 in grant money in San Jose, Calif. at the…

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Moving Objects with Your Mind

Moving Objects with Your Mind
Author(s)3: Jim Banks
Moving Objects with Your Mind 618 371 IEEE Pulse

The best ideas are often simple in nature, though complex in detail, and great in potential. The stentrode is a perfect example, combining the familiar off-the-shelf technologies of a stent…

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Roach Biobots

Roach Biobots
Author(s)3: Tahmid Latif, Alper Bozkurt
Roach Biobots 618 371 IEEE Pulse

Imagine a natural disaster, such as an earthquake, causing residential buildings to collapse and trapping the people in- side underneath the rubble. Over the following days, first responders spend a…

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Digital Magnifying Glasses for Low-Vision Learners

Digital Magnifying Glasses for Low-Vision Learners
Author(s)3: Nevan C. Hanumara, Jaya Narain, Amos Winter
Digital Magnifying Glasses for Low-Vision Learners 618 371 IEEE Pulse

A student squinting to see the board or holding a textbook inches from his or her nose often provides the first indication of a visual impairment. For most, the cause is…

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Realizing a Clearer View

Realizing a Clearer View
Author(s)3: David L. Chandler
Realizing a Clearer View 618 371 IEEE Pulse

In March 2017, Dr. Marc Tewfik performed a delicate operation to remove cancerous tissue from a patient’s sinus cavity, something that he has done many times before at the McGill…

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Electromagnetics in Medicine

Electromagnetics in Medicine
Author(s)3: Akimasa Hirata
Electromagnetics in Medicine 618 371 IEEE Pulse

In August 2015, Akimasa Hirata, Professor at the Nagoya Institute of Technology in Japan, received a Technical Achievement Award from the IEEE Electromagnetic Compatibility Society for “his contribution to computational…

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