Tech Tools
Surer Probe Doctors use ultrasound to guide needles into the body. But the hand-eye coordination required to reach the target…
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Deciphering the Data in Parkinson’s
By the time symptoms arise in many neurodegenerative diseases, much of the damage has already been done. If only researchers…
Pinpointing Cystic Fibrosis Severity
Cystic fibrosis, an inherited chronic disease linked to the CFTR gene, affects some 30,000 Americans. Today, their average life expectancy…
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“I’m kind of expecting to see that they’ll be after our refrigerators once they go on the Internet.” 4/30/14, ABC2…
Sleuthing Subs
Much of the drinking water for arid Phoenix, Arizona, comes from expansive Lake Pleasant, and monitoring water quality is a…
Upstarts
Stethoscope Does Double Duty Electrical and Computer Engineering faculty Mounya Elhilali, Jim West, and their students have built a high-tech…
Smooth Moves
Human cells are remarkable machines. They convert nutrients into energy, build our tissues and organs—and, according to the Whiting School’s…
The Eyes Have It
It turns out the eyes are a window to more than just the soul. Thanks to software developed by Jerry Prince,…
Putting the Sting on Cancer
Insects have always fascinated Gregory Wiedman. Luckily, the materials science graduate student has been able to connect his bug-collecting hobby…