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Industry-Academic Team Studies Myelin Renewal

By Alan, on August 1st, 2019%

Researchers are studying techniques for blocking proteins that damage myelin, the protective coating on nerve cells, as occurs in multiple sclerosis and other diseases. . . . → Read More: Industry-Academic Team Studies Myelin Renewal

Bacteria Recruited to Produce Graphene

By Alan, on July 11th, 2019%

Labs in the U.S. and the Netherlands developed techniques to sustainably produce high-quality graphene with more capabilities, using a strain of bacteria. . . . → Read More: Bacteria Recruited to Produce Graphene

A.I. Chip Start-Up Raises $23M in Early Funds

By Alan, on June 26th, 2019%

A start-up enterprise is developing computer chips designed to run artificial intelligence, or A.I., applications but with an architecture it says can avoid memory logjams. . . . → Read More: A.I. Chip Start-Up Raises $23M in Early Funds

Chip Device Performs Detailed Cancer Cell Analysis

By Alan, on May 16th, 2019%

A lab-on-a-chip device shows in tests with cancer patient blood samples to detect and analyze circulating tumor cells providing precise therapy targets. . . . → Read More: Chip Device Performs Detailed Cancer Cell Analysis

Crispr Used to Create Circuit-Like Genes

By Alan, on April 17th, 2019%

A biotechnology team uses genome-editing to create synthetic genes acting like electronic circuits that can be arrayed in cells like computer components. . . . → Read More: Crispr Used to Create Circuit-Like Genes

NIH Funds Natural Hearing Restoration Technology

By Alan, on March 20th, 2019%

An international group of universities and companies is designing a next-generation device to restore more natural hearing to people suffering from hearing loss. . . . → Read More: NIH Funds Natural Hearing Restoration Technology

Spin-Off Producing Commercial-Grade Graphene

By Alan, on March 12th, 2019%

A company based on university lab research in the U.K. says it’s producing graphene, a promising carbon-based material, in quality and scale for electronics. . . . → Read More: Spin-Off Producing Commercial-Grade Graphene

Self-Powered Sensors Monitoring Mackinac Bridge

By Alan, on March 6th, 2019%

Thousands of small sensors are being deployed across the Mackinac Bridge in northern Michigan, one of the world’s longest bridges, to monitor its integrity. . . . → Read More: Self-Powered Sensors Monitoring Mackinac Bridge

FDA Drafts Brain-Computer Device Regulatory Guidance

By Alan, on February 25th, 2019%

Food and Drug Administration is releasing for comment regulatory guidance for its review of implanted medical devices that connect human brains to computer systems. . . . → Read More: FDA Drafts Brain-Computer Device Regulatory Guidance

Brain Stimulation, Recording Device Advances

By Alan, on January 2nd, 2019%

An implanted device that both records activity and stimulates precise brain regions is shown to operate in lab monkeys, advancing its potential for neurological diseases. . . . → Read More: Brain Stimulation, Recording Device Advances

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