A team of Rice University engineering students is developing a portable cooling system to manage exertional heat stroke (EHS). Severe heat stress can be life-threatening, even for people in peak physical health: if the core temperature of an athlete competing in hot and humid conditions rises above 40°C, the window to act is short. ‘Thirty minutes can lead to central nervous … [Read more...] about Engineering students design field-ready solution for exertional heat stroke
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Helping to ensure that science is at the heart of mindful eating technology design
Researchers at Lancaster University have created a new toolset to guide developers of technologies aimed at helping the millions of people around the world who are affected by problematic eating and unhealthy relationships with food. By combining health research insights with practical design tools, the researchers have developed a rigorous, health-research-grounded … [Read more...] about Helping to ensure that science is at the heart of mindful eating technology design
Boston Micro Fabrication unveils clear resin for micro-precision 3D printing
Micro-precision 3D-printing company Boston Micro Fabrication (BMF) has launched BMF Clear, an optically transparent photopolymer resin engineered for applications that require exceptional light transmission and micron-level accuracy, such as microfluidics, photonics, advanced optical components, biomedical devices and more. With greater than 90% light transmittance, the … [Read more...] about Boston Micro Fabrication unveils clear resin for micro-precision 3D printing
Biomimicry course helps to inspire medical engineering students
A researcher in the biomedical engineering department at Texas A&M University is using a scaffolded, inquiry-based biomimicry course to inspire students to design solutions by learning from nature. Charles Patrick, professor of practice, has demonstrated that learning outcomes improved through an approach that allowed students to practice design throughout … [Read more...] about Biomimicry course helps to inspire medical engineering students
Designing a device to track what’s in tears
A surgeon-engineer at the University of Washington is helping to design a rice-grain-sized sensor that will sit in a tear drain and monitor biomarkers. ‘We tear all the time, not just when we cry, and our tears are actually very similar to blood,’ said Tueng Shen, a UW Medicine eye surgeon and bioengineer. ‘Just like saliva and sweat, tear film carries biomarkers – proteins, … [Read more...] about Designing a device to track what’s in tears