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LABS AND INSTITUTIONS RALLY TO DONATE PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT

In a Tweet, Dr. Spencer Lake from Washington University in St. Louis challenged other labs to gather and donate as much PPE as possible. “Gathered up whatever PPE we could find in lab to donate! Fellow lab friends - we challenge you to do the same if you can, every little bit helps!” he Tweeted. Lake directs the Musculoskeletal Soft Tissue Lab at...

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SEVEN-MINUTE MICROTALKS ARE A NEW OPTION FOR BMES ANNUAL MEETING PRESENTERS

The 2020 BMES Annual Meeting will pilot microtalks for 3 sessions at this year's event in San Diego, October 14-17....

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COVID-19 UPDATE FROM THE BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING SOCIETY

COVID-19 is of course omnipresent in all our lives now. BMES has been and will continue monitoring developments associated...

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PAPER DEVICE DEVELOPED AT PURDUE COULD BRING PORTABLE CORONAVIRUS DETECTION

Purdue University biomedical engineers have developed a handheld paper device that quickly and accurately detects a...

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YALE LAUNCHES DIVERSITY IN SCIENCE VIDEO SERIES WITH ANJELICA GONZALEZ AND MANU PLATT

In celebration of Black History Month, the Yale School of Engineering & Applied Science launched a video series:...

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NORTHEASTERN ENGINEERS INVESTIGATE USING NANOPARTICLES TO TREAT COVID-19 AND OTHER VIRUSES

Northeastern chemical engineer Thomas Webster, who specializes in developing nano-scale medicine and technology to treat...

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WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST LOUIS RESEARCHERS STUDY ELECTROMECHANICS OF HEALTHY, LIVING HUMAN HEARTS

Researchers at the Washington University in St. Louis have completed a study to combine electrocardiographic imaging (ECGI),...

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STRETCHABLE, WEARABLE COILS MAY MAKE MRI TESTS EASIER ON PATIENTS PURDUE RESEARCHERS FIND

Purdue University researchers have developed RF coils that are formable and stretchable, that could one day replace an MRI...

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HANDHELD 3D PRINTERS DEVELOPED AT UCONN TO TREAT MUSCULOSKELETAL INJURIES

Biomedical engineers at the UConn School of Dental Medicine have developed a handheld 3D bioprinter that could change the...

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CALL FOR 2020 BMES COULTER COLLEGE TEAM APPLICATIONS NOW OPEN

This August, BMES will partner with industry to convene BMES Coulter College for a third time at Medtronic in Minneapolis,...

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