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Tag Archives: MIT

09Oct/17

‘Smart bandage’ heals wounds three times faster than regular dressing

October 9, 2017ResearchAdhesive bandage, Bandage, Clinical medicine, Dressing, Health, Health/Medical/Pharmaceuticals, Hydrogel dressing, Medical dressings, Medicine, MIT, NEXT MEDIA, Technology/Internet, the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Woundsmbale

Researchers have designed a ‘smart bandage’ they say heals skin tissue 3 times faster than a regular medical dressing. Continue reading →

05Sep/16

Detecting food allergens on the go

September 5, 2016HealthcareArticles, Company: Google, Company: Nike, Company: Nima Labs, food, Food & Drug Administration, Food allergy, Food and drink, Food science, Gluten, gluten free products, Gluten sensitivity, Gluten-free beer, Gluten-free diet, Google, Medical specialties, MIT, Nike, Nima, RTT, San Francisco, Shireen Yates, Technology/Internet, United Statessmbale

A California startup has developed a portable technology that will allow consumers to test their food for gluten on the go.
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14Apr/16

Asia study warns of severe water shortages

April 14, 2016EnvironmentADAM SCHLOSSER, Articles, Beijing, Ben Gruber, Cambridge, China, China and India, Climate change, Company: Reuters, Country: China and India, Economic growth, Effects of global warming, Environment, Environmental Issues, Futurology, Global warming, India, MIT, Natural environment, Nature, Shanghai, Sustainability, United States, Water resources, Water scarcity, Water supply, Water treatmentsmbale

A new study points to the risk that China and India will be facing severe water shortages by 2050 due to a perfect storm of economic growth, climate change, and fast growing populations. Ben Gruber reports.
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10Feb/16

Care and Cure: Engineering the future of diabetes treatment

February 10, 2016InnovationArtificial pancreas, Atlanta, Ben Gruber, Blood sugar level, Cambridge, Clinical medicine, Company: ThomsonReuters, Cure, Diabetes, Diabetes management, Diabetes mellitus, Diabetes mellitus type 1, EMORY UNIVERSITY, Endocrine system, FRANK DOYLE, Harvard University, Health/Medical/Pharmaceuticals, Insulin, LUND, Medical terminology, MIT, Organ systems, Pancreas, Pancreatic islets, RTT, stem cells, Sweden, Type 1 diabetes, UNIDENTFIED LOCATIONS, United Statessmbale

Researchers are making significant advances that could change the way diabetes is treated and ultimately cured. Ben Gruber reports.
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04Nov/15

Algorithm helps drone avoid crashes

November 4, 2015InnovationAlgorithm, Andrew Barry, Artificial intelligence, Avionics, Computing, Drone, Emerging technologies, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MIT, real-time object-detection, Robotics, Science and technology, Technology, United States, Unmanned aerial vehicle, WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS, Wirelesssmbale

A US-based student has developed an algorithm that helps drones fly through trees at 30 miles per hour without crashing.

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