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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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To work effectively, the chamber has to be flexible and undergo mechanical stresses in different directions as the shoulder joint moves. “We PROFESSOR PIERRE-ALEXIS MOUTHUY Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences, University of Oxford, UK. Field of research: Bioengineering. ABOUT BIOENGINEERING.

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Go on a Mission to Mars!

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An inside look into Space Club’s Mission to Mars Post by Michelle Bogden January 19, 2022 I am a science teacher for grades 5- 8, and last fall, my students went on an epic adventure as we tested out Space Club’s Mission to Mars curriculum! What does it really mean to be a scientist or engineer? Go on a Mission to Mars! Just try it!

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How can we detect and prevent brain injuries?

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Participants wear cutting-edge, flexible sensors which track how their heads move in different situations. This is an area of science that studies the physics of living things, from single cells to whole organisms. We use a methodology called Flexible Hybrid Electronics (FHE). How does PANTHER study brain injuries?

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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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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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