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How can smart contact lenses monitor and treat eye conditions?

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At Purdue University , Dr Chi Hwan Lee is using his skills as a biomedical engineer to develop smart contact lenses that can both monitor the condition and deliver drugs to combat it. TALK LIKE A BIOMEDICAL ENGINEER. WHAT ARE THE CHALLENGES OF CREATING WEARABLE BIOMEDICAL DEVICES? WHAT CAN SMART CONTACT LENSES DO?

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Why This College Student Created a Coloring Book to Celebrate Black Women in STEM

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The idea came to Asemota, who is in her final semester as a biomolecular science major with a computer science minor, during the doldrums of pandemic lockdown isolation in 2020. How did you get involved with computer science and coding? And for me, the solution was biomedical engineering.

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Building and training human tendons in the lab

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Bioengineering — the application of engineering principles to the fields of medicine and biology. To work effectively, the chamber has to be flexible and undergo mechanical stresses in different directions as the shoulder joint moves. “We Research project: Developing a humanoid bioreactor for tendon tissue engineering.

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On the frontline of the biomedical revolution

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It is likely you can answer yes to both questions because biomedical science is booming – and for good reason. Now, you can see the field is thriving after the pandemic,” says Professor Dayong Jin, Director of the Institute for Biomedical Materials & Devices (IBMD) at the University of Technology Sydney (UTS).

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How can we detect and prevent brain injuries?

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Professor Christian Franck, from the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, is working on a programme that he hopes will improve the prevention and detection of TBIs. Participants wear cutting-edge, flexible sensors which track how their heads move in different situations.

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Utilizing Online Resources to Find the Right STEM Job

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STEM is an acronym for Science Technology Engineering and Math. STEM is heavy on math and science, and a natural aptitude or willingness to study these fields is an integral part of doing well in a STEM field. The focus on science and math is important because engineering and technology philosophies rely heavily on them.

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Shining a light on the role of trace metals in neurodegenerative diseases

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A team of researchers with expertise in physics, engineering and biology are finding out whether trace metals in the brain are linked to neurodegenerative diseases. Shining a light on the role of trace metals in neurodegenerative diseases. Published: May 11, 2022. diffraction, tomography, fluorescence).

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