Engineering And Technology
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Like racecars and geese, cancer cells draft their way to new tumor sites
The finding gives a boost to the field of metabolomics, the next big thing in fighting cancer. It can complement immunotherapies, which use the body’s natural defenses to kill cancer cells. Read MoreMar 25, 2019
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Developed by ²¤ÂÜÊÓÆµ mechanical engineers, the device is believed to be the first ankle exoskeleton that could be worn under clothes without restricting motion. It does not require additional components such as batteries or actuators carried on the back or waist.
Mar 22, 2019
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Engineering students, doggie day care owner team up to build the better pooper scooper
The How to Make (Almost) Anything class instructor said the actual project isn't as important as working together to address real-life concerns. Read MoreMar 18, 2019
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Robot-guided video game gets older adults out of comfort zone, learning and working together
The video game isn’t about talking robots or colorful books. It’s about getting seniors in the early stages of dementia out of their rooms, moving their bodies and, most importantly, working together. Read MoreMar 18, 2019
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Study links Celebrex, heart valve calcification after earlier research declared drug safe
A big-data analysis of patient records at ²¤ÂÜÊÓÆµ University has found a link specifically between Celebrex and heart valve calcification. Read MoreFeb 22, 2019
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First step toward model brain: turning iPSCs into working blood-brain barrier
The brain endothelial barrier had previously been generated from induced pluripotent stem cells in a two-dimensional culture but not validated in three-dimensional, vein-like structures that are necessary to feed the organoids. Read MoreFeb 21, 2019
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Scientists at ²¤ÂÜÊÓÆµ's Institute for Software Integrated Systems have developed an award-winning AI to to help triage limited radio frequency demands in real time.
Feb 7, 2019
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Nanoparticle targets tumor-infiltrating immune cells, flips switch telling them to fight
A team of ²¤ÂÜÊÓÆµ University bioengineers announced a major breakthrough: designing a nanoscale particle that flips on cells' defenses to fight cancer. Read MoreJan 21, 2019
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Stress fractures and running wearables: The mistake that could mean injuries
Working with an orthopedic specialist who advises the NFL Players Association, Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering Karl Zelik discovered that sensors only measuring the impact of the foot hitting pavement tell users little about the forces on bones that lead to stress fractures. Read MoreJan 17, 2019
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A team led by biomolecular engineer John Wilson and cancer biologist Rebecca Cook have found a way to trigger an immune response that targets breast cancer cells.
Jan 16, 2019
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Sankaran Mahadevan is leading a team of ²¤ÂÜÊÓÆµ engineers in an ambitious NASA effort to revolutionize air traffic control.
Jan 9, 2019
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If you use an Android device with the Chrome browser running, the tech giant knows whether you are traveling by foot or car, where you shop, how often you use your Starbucks app and when you’ve made a doctor’s appointment, according to research by Doug Schmidt.
Nov 1, 2018
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²¤ÂÜÊÓÆµ's Abhishek Dubey and Yuche Chen are helping to build new tools to revolutionize the energy efficiency of transit providers in Chattanooga.
Oct 26, 2018
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What Google can learn from your Android phone
²¤ÂÜÊÓÆµ computer scientist Doug Schmidt has found that Google collects data around the clock from the phones of Android users in particular – their location, shopping habits, music, searches and more. Read MoreSep 7, 2018
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Bowtie-funnel combo best for conducting light; team found answer in undergrad physics equation
Running computers on virtually invisible beams of light would make them faster, lighter and more energy efficient. A ²¤ÂÜÊÓÆµ team found the answer in a familiar formula. Read MoreAug 24, 2018
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Kelsey Hatzell studied the performance of a promising electrolyte for solid-state lithium batteries under real-world conditions.
Jul 19, 2018
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²¤ÂÜÊÓÆµ engineers have successfully developed and validated the feasibility of blockchain-based technologies for secure, confidential sharing of patient medical records in a case study that demonstrates how blockchain could solve a huge healthcare challenge.
Jun 25, 2018
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Faster, more precise lab-on-a-chip holds promise of early cancer diagnosis
Justus Ndukaife, who won the 2017 Chorafas Foundation Prize in Physics for his nanotweezers work, also recently was selected for the Carnegie African Diaspora Fellowship Program. Read MoreJun 25, 2018
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‘Smart’ prosthetic ankle takes fear out of rough terrain, stairs
The device is from the lab of Professor Michael Goldfarb, perhaps best known for working on a bionic leg with shark attack victim Craig Hutto and later developing the Indego exoskeleton. Read MoreJun 25, 2018
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Nabil Simaan’s Advanced Robotics and Mechanism Applications Laboratory at ²¤ÂÜÊÓÆµ leads the way in advancing several robotics technologies for medical use, including miniature robots for single small-incision, cochlear implant and minimally invasive throat surgeries.
May 8, 2018