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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. Wearable sensors can be tailored to monitor a range of physical (e.g., WHAT NEXT? “My

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Harnessing the power of music to improve mental health

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He has established the Music and Mental Health Research Clinic to explore the relationships between music and mental health and to develop ways of integrating music into healthcare services. The benefits of music are spread across the spectrum of physical and mental health. Music is complex because it involves multiple senses.

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Building and training human tendons in the lab

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Pierre believes that tissue engineering could hold the solution to significantly more successful tendon repair or replacement procedures. Tissue engineering is a promising strategy that aims to generate grafts for tendons and other tissues in vitro,” he says. Addressing this is the principal focus of the team’s research.

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Using adsorbents to help society

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At the University of Notre Dame in Indiana, USA, Dr Yamil Colón is a chemical and biomolecular engineer studying this important chemical process. His work could help make huge breakthroughs in healthcare, climate change, environment and water scarcity research. How does the team do this research? What is Yamil working on?

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talkSTEM High School Interns’ Perspectives

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For example, this school year, we are taking AP Physics and learning to drive. When one of us first began our biomedical engineering research internship, they knew nothing about shear waves. Over the summer, being brave enough to make mistakes was one of the biggest aspects of our growth.

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List of 75+ STEM Careers, Jobs & Occupations

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Anthropologist The Role: Physical anthropologists study human evolution and variation, often working in the field to uncover how our ancestors adapted to environmental challenges. They conduct complex research projects and may isolate, analyze, and synthesize proteins, enzymes, DNA, and other molecules.

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How to build an engineer: Start Young with STEM Education

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Pew Research reported, “ women make up a large majority of all workers in health-related jobs, but remain underrepresented in other job clusters, such as the physical sciences, computing and engineering.” Below are examples of engineering careers to motivate children.