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• Heart Disease
  Today's Healthcare
  Wounds and Healing
  Mesothelioma
  Chronic Illness
  Healthy Aging
   
  

  Stents Help Cardiothoracic Surgeons Treat Aortic Aneurysms

  A new, minimally invasive procedure allows cardiothoracic surgeons to treat aortic aneurysm patients for whom open-chest surgery would pose serious risks. A stent endograft, inserted endoscopically ... > more
• Back and Neck Pain
  Pain Control
  Neuropathy
  Workplace Health
  Bone and Spine
  Fibromyalgia
   
  

  EMG Helps Physiatrists Find Causes of Pain

  Electromyography (EMG) detects the electrical potential generated by muscle cells, and can test nerve function. EMG can help physiatrists pin down the cause of back pain in cases such as spinal ... > more
• Infant's Health
  Today's Healthcare
  Breastfeeding
  Medical Technology
  Communications
  Medical Imaging
   
  

  Pressure Sensors and Transducers Help Make Dummies More Life-Like

  Electrical, computer, and biological engineering combine in creating baby-patient simulators for training new pediatricians. A new simulator incorporates microelectromechanical systems (MEMs) and ... > more
• Alternative Fuels
  Fuel Cells
  Vehicles
  Fossil Fuels
  Batteries
  Electricity
   
  

  Automotive Engineers Team Up to Improve Energy-Saving Technology

  Mechanical and electrical engineers at DaimlerChrysler, General Motors and BMW have jointly developed a hybrid-vehicle technology that shuts the internal combustion engine off when the vehicle stops. ... > more
• Energy and the Environment
  Renewable Energy
  Energy Technology
  Petroleum
  Environmental Science
  Extreme Survival
   
  

  Biological Engineers Generate Natural Gas with Bacteria

  A new kind of waste digester uses two different strains of bacteria in different tanks. This would normally take place in the same environment, but microbiologists have now separated it into two ... > more
• Recycling and Waste
  Environmental Issues
  Engineering
  Sustainability
  Environmental Science
  Civil Engineering
   
  

  RFID-Based Recycling Technology Makes Philadelphia Greener

  Electrical engineers have developed a system that identifies a recycling bin by its household, using Radio Frequency IDentification (RFID) chips embedded in the bins. Bins are scanned and weighed ... > more
• Nature of Water
  Today's Healthcare
  Asthma
  Medical Technology
  Lung Disease
  Nuclear Energy
   
  

  Safer Ventilator Prevents Contamination From Water Condensation

  Doctors can now keep patients who are in respiratory care safer with a new kind of ventilator. Ventilator oxygen is completely dry and needs to be humidified for the patient's comfort, but water can ... > more
• Medical Technology
  Today's Healthcare
  Lung Cancer
  Medical Imaging
  Gene Therapy
  Brain Tumor
   
  

  Engineers Devise Implantable Dosimeter to Track Success of Radiation Therapy

  Radiologists could soon measure the amount of radiation exposure experienced by different tissues using an implantable capsule. The device contains a small dosimeter and sends radiation exposure data ... > more
• Arthritis
  Consumer Behavior
  Electronics
  Technology
  Engineering
  HIV and AIDS
   
  

  Human-Factors Engineers Focus on User-Friendliness

  Human-factors engineers -- whose training includes psychology -- specialize in testing products for usability, for example checking whether a copying machine's legs get in the way, or measuring how ... > more
• Nanotechnology
  Construction
  Electronics
  Energy Policy
  Technology
  Civil Engineering
   
  

  Engineers Establish Accuracy and Usability Standards

  Human-factors engineers, along with the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have developed a rigorous, standardized test for all electronic voting machines -- whose error rate is ... > more

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