Tag: engineering
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Going Freelance: What Engineers Need To Know
Becoming a full-time freelancer is an incredibly exciting time as you can finally take full responsibility for your work.
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Alzheimer’s Digital Biomarkers Project Gains New Funds
A venture philanthropy group is funding an initiative to find digital data indicators of early onset of Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia.
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Biotech Opens Gene Therapy Manufacturing Facility
A biotechnology company serving gene therapy developers is opening a manufacturing facility for engineered viruses that deliver gene therapies.
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Synthetic Blood Vessel Maker Gains $2.2M in Seed Funds
A start-up company creating synthetic blood vessels for transplants, based on research in materials science and cell biology, is raising $2.2 million in seed funds.
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$60M Challenge Seeks RNA Bio-Production Network
A new challenge competition aims to build a distributed network of facilities to design, develop, and manufacture RNA-based biologic products.
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Fitness Tracker Data Show Longer Covid-19 Effects
Data collected from wearable activity trackers show extended cardiac effects in people with Covid-19 infections, in some cases for several months.
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Univ. Lab Testing Wearable Respiratory Monitor
Medical researchers are assessing the feasibility of a wearable device to detect advance indicators of chronic respiratory disease symptoms.
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Face Mask Sensor Detects Covid-19 Virus
Engineers designed sensors made from bioactive materials integrated into fabrics, beginning with a face mask that detects the SARS-CoV-2 virus.
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Infographic – Digital Divide Continues Across Platforms
Despite gains with smartphones, people with lower incomes in the U.S. continue to use digital technologies less than those with higher incomes.
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Long-Acting Capsule Helps Reduce Opioid Use
A capsule designed to take once a week is shown in animal tests to continuously deliver a craving-reduction drug in that time and suppress opioid intake.