Tag: engineering
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FDA Clears Genomic Bone Marrow Test for Low-Level Cancer
1 Oct. 2018. The Food and Drug Administration on Friday authorized for marketing in the U.S. a system for high-speed analysis of bone marrow samples to find low levels of residual cancer cells. The agency’s announcement cleared the ClonoSeq assay developed by Adaptive Biotechnologies in Seattle to test for minimal residual disease levels in people…
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Infographic — Robotics and Your Job
Our friends at Statista offer data from a report earlier this month by the World Economic Forum showing the kinds of work functions most susceptible to robotic replacement.
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Wireless Solar Power, Data Transmission Designed for IoT
A process for capturing light to power Internet of Things, or IoT devices, is shown to use the same solar cells to transmit data over an IoT system.
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$29.5M Funding Raised for Sinus Drug Delivery Company
A company developing a drug delivery technology to treat chronic sinus conditions is raising $29.5 million in its second venture financing round.
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Synthetic Antibody Neutralizing Gluten in Development
An academic-business team is developing a synthetic antibody to prevent gluten found in some grains from affecting the intestines of people with celiac disease, an intolerance of gluten.
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Algorithms Advance Assistive Control for Spinal Cord Injury
A system to control movements of an assistive sleeve is shown in lab tests to enable a person with no use of his arms and legs due to spinal cord injury to accurately grasp and release objects.
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Liquid Biopsy for Solid Tumors Now Available
A test that inspects a patient’s blood sample for characteristic indicators of solid-tumor cancer, and can be part of a comprehensive precision analytics program, is now on the market.
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Infographic — “Wearables” Means Worn on Wrist
The term “wearables” in most cases means a device worn on the wrist.
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App Offers Fast, Inexpensive Urinary Tract Infection Test
A system for identifying bacterial infections shows the system’s smartphone app and accompanying lab kit can detect urinary tract infections, including those with sepsis, in about an hour.
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Virtual Reality Therapy Company Gains $5.1M in Early Funds
A company in the U.K. developing automated treatments for phobias using immersive virtual reality is raising £3.2 million ($US 5.1 million) in its first venture funding round.