Tag: engineering
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Combating Global Data Protection Concerns: 6 Challenges That All Businesses Face
Data privacy and protection can bring a whole host of challenges with it.
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NIH Opens $1M Maternal Health Diagnostics Challenge
National Institutes of Health began a competition for low-cost diagnostic technologies to improve maternal health, particularly in low-resource regions.
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Infographic – Huge Quantum Computing Growth Forecast
Quantum computing is expected to make major gains in this decade, with the global market size for this technology accelerating in that time.
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AI-Aided Fall Prevention System Gains $30M in New Funds
A developer of a system using artificial intelligence to process video for preventing falls by older people is raising $30 million in its second venture round.
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Patent Awarded for Opioid Risk System with Geographic Data
A company analyzing public health data by geography and social factors received a patent for its system identifying likely opioid addiction hot spots.
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Infographic – 1 in 6 Americans Using Cryptocurrency
A recent survey by Pew Research Center indicates cryptocurrencies are gaining more traction among individuals in the U.S., particularly younger people.
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Trial Advances Test of Electronic Cancer Treatment
A clinical trial completed enrollment of lung cancer patients testing a device sending an electric field into their tumors to disrupt cancer cell proliferation.
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Synthetic Bio Milk Company Gains $13M in Seed Funds
A start-up enterprise creating milk and dairy products with proteins derived from engineered microorganisms is raising $13 million in seed funds.
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Small Biz Grant Funds Long-Term Spasticity Implant
A developer of treatments for neurological disorders received National Institutes of Health funding for an implant treating spasticity for up to six months.
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Chip Device Simulates Coronavirus Gut Symptoms
Biomedical engineers found a chip device with intestinal tissue can simulate coronavirus infections and symptoms in the gut, and test possible treatments.