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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. FIELD OF RESEARCH : Biomedical Engineering. ABOUT BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING.

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The Future of Health Technology

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Biomedical engineering, or BME, a topic that combines engineering and health sciences to advance medical technology, has only recently emerged as its own field of study. In order to complete these advances, biomedical engineers work with math, science, and medicine.

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Engineering for Kids – 5 Tips to Introduce Engineering to Your Child

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At least 95% percent of the things around you were created by an engineer, or an engineer played a role in its creation. Engineers and their skills are in high demand across many sectors, and that is why they are one of the most lucrative jobs. Read on for 5 tips on how to introduce engineering to your child at a young age.

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talkSTEM High School Interns’ Perspectives

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Concepts like how the car’s velocity and the friction of the roads work together to keep the car from flipping over when making a turn and the importance of having threaded tires for proper torque and acceleration allowed us to gain a greater understanding of how people engineered vehicles for effective transportation.

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STEM Programs: How to Choose the Right Major

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If your child is gifted in the arts of math or science, it’s not a bad idea to encourage a STEM career. It’s an acronym that encompasses science, technology, engineering, and math. Although technology can merge with other fields, such as engineering, people usually use the term to define computer-related careers.

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Building and training human tendons in the lab

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Tissue engineering involves building human tissues in the lab, which can then be used to replace faulty tissues in patients. Bioengineering — the application of engineering principles to the fields of medicine and biology. Research project: Developing a humanoid bioreactor for tendon tissue engineering. Tenocyte — a tendon cell.

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A Look Into Biotechnology

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After working towards a degree, students move on to a huge array of careers in biotechnology such as medical science, clinical technology, biomedical engineering, epidemiology, and perhaps genetic counseling. This process often leads to a master’s degree or Ph.D. in biotechnology, but professional work experience is beneficial as well.