When she was 37, Clare developed a tremor down her left side. At 39, she was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease and put on a series of medications. These helped for…
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It seems as if many of us are getting used to the idea of wearing sensors, whether they are counting the number of steps we take each day with an…
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“You know too much; it’s time to kill you.” In Russian, the phrase rhymes. The captain raised his glass, steering an inebriated wink my way. I glanced down at the…
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Bruce Wheeler.(Photo courtesy of Bruce Wheeler.) For decades, BME has been touted worldwide as the rising star in engineering disciplines. The number of technological advancements that can be credited to…
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Let’s face it: In the United States, a college degree isn’t what it used to be. These days, 46% of recent college graduates consider themselves underemployed and in jobs that…
read moreSince taking the helm of IEEE Pulse in January 2014, I am very proud of how we have built on the solid journalistic foundation constructed by former Editor-in-Chief Mike Neuman…
read moreDuring the last two decades, the number of undergraduate programs in BME and bioengineering (BE) has grown exponentially in the United States. In 1992, only 20 programs were accredited by…
read moreIt has been said that the Stone Age did not end because ancient humans ran out of stones. No, the key was that new technologies allowed them to advance to something better: first copper, next bronze,…
read moreMusic produces a kind of pleasure which human nature cannot do without. —Confucius The tango appears as no exception, in its birthplace and abroad, too. The perception of music is…
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