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University of Kentucky Researchers Seek to Develop Antiviral Membrane Mask

April 3, 2020 sarah Jonas Coronavirus, COVID-19, Engineering, N95 masks

University of Kentucky researcher Dibakar Bhattacharyya has the concept and the means to develop a medical face mask that would capture and deactivate the COVID-19 virus on contact.

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Engineers share designs for 3D printed ventilator adapters to help during coronavirus pandemic

April 2, 2020 sarah Jonas 3d printing, Binghamton, Binghamton University, Biomedical Engineering, Breathing, Coronavirus, covid, COVID-19, Engineering, Engineers, Healthcare, Medical Devices, State University of New York at Binghamton, SUNY Binghamton, Ventilator

Engineers at Binghamton University, State University of New York have made their designs for 3D printed ventilator adapters available to the public to help during the coronavirus pandemic.

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UC San Diego Engineers and Doctors Retrofit and Build Ventilators with 3D-Printing

March 30, 2020 sarah Jonas 3d printing, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Engineering, Medicine, Respiratory, University Of California San Diego, Ventilators

A team of engineers and physicians at the University of California San Diego is working to turn emergency hand-held ventilators into devices that can work autonomously for long periods of time, without human input.

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Engineers make progress in developing face shields, N95 masks to combat coronavirus

March 27, 2020 sarah Jonas 3d printing, Binghamton, Binghamton University, Biomedical Engineering, Coronavirus, covid 19, COVID-19, Engineering, Engineers, face shields, Healthcare, N95 masks, Pandemic, State University of New York at Binghamton, SUNY Binghamton, Ventilator

Engineers at Binghamton University, State University are testing prototypes of ventilator adapters, masks, face shields and a UV sterilizing technique to help local healthcare partners during the coronavirus pandemic.

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Creative connections for children during COVID-19

March 25, 2020 sarah Jonas children activities, Coronavirus, coronavirus and education, COVID-19, Engineering, Mathematics, Quarantine, Science, Technology

NEXT.cc, an organization that serves teachers and students around the world, is reaching out to children and families to share its variety of free science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics (STEAM) projects through its website, Facebook and Linked In.

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Engineers design ventilator parts, face shields to combat coronavirus

March 25, 2020 sarah Jonas Binghamton, Binghamton University, Biomedical, Biomedical Engineering, Coronavirus, covid 19, COVID-19, Engineering, Engineers, Healthcare, Hospitals, Mechanical Engineering, N95 masks, Pandemic, State University of New York at Binghamton, SUNY Binghamton, Ventilators, Virus

Engineers at Binghamton University, State University of New York are stepping up on several fronts to help regional healthcare providers deal with the coronavirus pandemic.

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Sandia supports hypersonic flight test

March 24, 2020 sarah Jonas Engineering, Hawaii, hypersonic flight, National Defense

Sandia National Laboratories employees and contractors saw their work culminate in a hypersonic flight test conducted by the U.S. Navy and U.S. Army on March 19 at the Kauai Test Facility in Hawaii.

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FAU Programs Make U.S. News & World Report Lists for 2021 ‘Best Graduate Programs’

March 17, 2020 sarah Jonas Business, Education, Engineering, Fine Arts, Florida Atlantic University, Graduate Programs, Nursing, public affairs, U.S. News & World Report

More than one dozen Florida Atlantic University graduate programs are included in the latest U.S. News & World Report’s “Best Graduate Programs” for 2021.

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Mimicking Cancer’s Evasive Tactics, Microparticles Show Promise Against Transplant Rejection

March 13, 2020 sarah Jonas Cancer, Engineering, Immune System, T cells, Transplant

Inspired by a tactic cancer cells use to evade the immune system, University of Pittsburgh researchers have engineered tiny particles that can trick the body into accepting transplanted tissue as its own, while leaving the immune system intact.

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Robot Uses Artificial Intelligence and Imaging to Draw Blood

March 4, 2020 sarah Jonas Arteries, Artificial Intelligence, autonomous systems, Biomedical Engineering, Biotech, Blood, Blood Vessels, Device, Diagnostic, Drugs, Elderly, Engineering, Fluids, Health, Health Care, Imaging, Injuries, Medical, Medication, Medicine, Models, New Jersey, NJ, Patients, Pediatric, Pharmaceuticals, Robot, Robotics, Rutgers, Rutgers University-New Brunswick, Stents, Tech, Technology, Trauma, Ultrasound, Veins, Volunteers

Rutgers engineers have created a tabletop device that combines a robot, artificial intelligence and near-infrared and ultrasound imaging to draw blood or insert catheters to deliver fluids and drugs. Their research results, published in the journal Nature Machine Intelligence, suggest that autonomous systems like the image-guided robotic device could outperform people on some complex medical tasks.