Tuesday, March 1st, 2011
A prototype implantable eye pressure monitor for glaucoma patients is believed to contain the first complete millimeter-scale computing system. And a compact radio that needs no tuning to find the right frequency could be a key enabler to organising millimeter-scale systems into wireless sensor networks. These networks could one day ...
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Thursday, February 17th, 2011
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Pure organic compounds that glow in jewel tones could potentially be used in biosensors and in new types of display ...
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Thursday, October 1st, 2009
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Brain implants that can clearly record signals from surrounding neurons in rats have been created at the University of Michigan. The findings could lead ...
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Friday, November 21st, 2008
A patent has been filed for an implantable artificial kidney that uses a diamond-based filtration system. Developed by William Fissell at the Cleveland Clinic in Ohio and colleagues at the University of Michigan, the filter reportedly can avoid problems typically associated with kidney dialysis.
Unlike conventional dialysis filters, the artificial kidney ...
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