R&D Digest
Details Are King For Bioresorbable Polymers
Sep 12, 2012
There is a phrase Dennis Jamiolkowski is fond of using in his talks about bioresorbable polymers: “The devil is in the details...but then so are the...
Researchers Aim to Create Wiring Diagram of the Human Brain
Jul 24, 2012
Scientists have had a pretty comprehensive understanding of the human brain and its structures for quite some time now. What has always been missing is a clear...
Researchers Tap Bacterial Strain to Dissolve Arterial Plaque
Jul 05, 2012
Atherosclerosis is nothing less than a global epidemic. The condition leads to arthersclerotic cardiovascular disease, which is the cause of more than 50...
Touchdown Medtech: Notre Dame’s Innovation Park Fosters Start-Ups
Jul 05, 2012
  There is no cookie-cutter approach to starting a business or entering the competitive healthcare market. At the Innovation Park at Notre Dame (South...
Medical “Lightsabers” Take Laser Precision to the Next Level
May 29, 2012
Theodore H. Maiman invented first working laser in 1960 while at Hughes Research Laboratories in Malibu, California. Soon after that, Maiman’s assistant...
Relying on In Silico Trials, FDA Approves Outpatient Testing for Smartphone-Based Artificial Pancreas
May 15, 2012
The incidence of type 1 diabetes is surging worldwide. As Scientific American reported in January, the incidence of the disease has been growing...
Medtech in China: Transitioning from the World’s Workshop to Innovation Hub
Apr 11, 2012
“You can't do R&D offshore from a distance,” writes Venkatesh Narayanamurti, founding dean of Harvard's School of Engineering and Applied...
Thermoelectric Felt Has Medical Device Power All Wrapped Up
Mar 16, 2012
Wake Forest graduate student Corey Hewitt holds a piece of Power Felt. A low-cost felt from Wake Forrest University (Winston-Salem, NC) converts heat...
(Partially) Restoring the Sight of the Blind
Mar 09, 2012
A new electronic device mimics the function of the eye’s photoreceptor cells, converting light into electrical impulses. The user of the device wears a...
Bionic Arm Offers Hope to Stroke Patients
Jan 25, 2012
According to data from the World Health Organization, an estimated 15 million people suffer strokes worldwide annually. Up to 80% stroke survivors have...