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How can smart contact lenses monitor and treat eye conditions?

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At Purdue University , Dr Chi Hwan Lee is using his skills as a biomedical engineer to develop smart contact lenses that can both monitor the condition and deliver drugs to combat it. TALK LIKE A BIOMEDICAL ENGINEER. Wearable sensors can be tailored to monitor a range of physical (e.g., DR CHI HWAN LEE Leslie A.

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Can we engineer bacteria to regenerate tissues?

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Can we engineer bacteria to regenerate tissues? Published: Dr Christopher Contag , a biomedical engineer and microbiologist at Michigan State University in the US, is creating engineered endosymbionts – bacterial cells that can be delivered into cells of other organisms where they can persist and control cellular functions.

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STEM Calendar for the Month of May for Educators Everywhere

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STEM disciplines like physics, astronomy, and engineering are crucial in enabling space exploration, from designing spacecraft and spacesuits to understanding the complexities of celestial bodies and space travel.

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From Aviation to Biomedical: Get Our August STEM Calendar for Daily Inspiration

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Key highlights of the August STEM Calendar include: Assistance Dog Week: Through advancements in fields such as veterinary science, genetics, and biomedical engineering, the training and healthcare of these dogs have significantly improved.

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Building and training human tendons in the lab

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This involves the creation of ‘bioreactors’, which attempt to provide the same chemical and physical properties as the tissue site in the body. Research project: Developing a humanoid bioreactor for tendon tissue engineering. Funders: Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (UKRI-EPSRC) (grant number EP/S003509/1).

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talkSTEM High School Interns’ Perspectives

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For example, this school year, we are taking AP Physics and learning to drive. When one of us first began our biomedical engineering research internship, they knew nothing about shear waves. Over the summer, being brave enough to make mistakes was one of the biggest aspects of our growth.

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Shining a light on the role of trace metals in neurodegenerative diseases

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A team of researchers with expertise in physics, engineering and biology are finding out whether trace metals in the brain are linked to neurodegenerative diseases. Head of Trace Metals in Medicine Laboratory, School of Engineering, University of Warwick, UK. FIELD OF RESEARCH : Metallomics, Biomedical Engineering.

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