Month: November 2017
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FDA Clears Smart Watch EKG Device
The Food and Drug Administration approved an electrocardiogram, or EKG device, designed to work with Apple smart watches, according to AliveCor, developer of the device.
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RNA Injections Shown to Rebuild Damaged Heart Muscle
Engineers and medical researchers developed a technique to deliver genetic material into damaged heart muscle that in lab mice regrows heart cells.
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Protein Made by Synthetic Bacteria with Expanded DNA
An academic-industry lab team produced a synthetic protein from an engineered bacteria, with DNA modified to expand its number of chemical coding components.
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Marine Animal Venom Studied for Pain Drugs
A medical research team is investigating the chemistry in venom from snail-like marine animals to discover natural alternative drugs for pain.
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Artificial Muscles Designed for Soft Robotics
Engineering researchers created artificial muscles for robotics using principles from origami, or Japanese paper folding, with high strength and low-cost materials.
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Survey: More Research Patents, Start-Ups in 2016
A survey of universities and other institutions shows the number of patent filings and new start-up companies resulting from federally-funded research climbed in 2016.
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Trial to Test Ultrasound/MRI for Brain Cancer
A developer of a technology that combines ultrasound and MRI scans plans to begin a clinical trial of its techniques to improve delivery of drugs to treat a form of brain cancer.
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Large-Scale Genome Editing Technology in Development
Two biotechnology companies are creating an automated process for delivering large, complex genetic cargoes into cells for genome editing.
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Your Business’s Tech: A Blessing Or A Curse?
A lot of people simply aren’t sure just how much of a benefit or drawback embracing tech in their business can be. The truth is that it’s a little bit of both much of the time.
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Infographic – Patenting Among Top Tech Companies
CB Insights compiled a recent research brief with a chart showing where the top five technology companies — Google, Amazon, Facebook, Apple, and Microsoft — are placing their bets with new patent applications.