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  Engineers Devise Light Bulb That Directs Light to Ease Reading

  A new type of light bulb improves illumination conditions for reading. A chrome cap at its top directs light downwards, casting 40 percent more light on a printed page. The bulb is more expensive but ... > more
• Infant's Health
  Today's Healthcare
  Child Development
  Breastfeeding
  Medical Imaging
  Medical Technology
   
  

  Incubator Enables MRI Scans on Preemies for Preventing Birth Asphyxia

  Designed by a team of doctors, nurses, and engineers, a specially designed incubator allows premature babies to receive MRI scans to assess their health. The scans can measure many indicators, such ... > more
• Alzheimer's
  Alzheimer's Research
  Dementia
  Eye Care
  Healthy Aging
  Optics
   
  

  Optical Scientists, Psychiatrists Develop Minimally Invasive Eye Test for Alzheimer's

  Building upon a recent discovery that the same Alzheimer's disease process that goes on in the brain also occurs in the eye, researchers have developed a pair of optical tests that can determine the ... > more
• Computer Modeling
  Heart Disease
  Today's Healthcare
  Personalized Medicine
  Wounds and Healing
  Mathematical Modeling
   
  

  Bioengineers Combine Mathematical Equations, Data to Simulate Surgeries

  A new hi-tech method takes the guesswork out of cardiovascular surgery. Using mathematical equations, bioengineers build a personalized computer model of each heart patient, then perform the surgery ... > more
• Black Holes
  Stars
  Astronomy
  Astrophysics
  Albert Einstein
  Galaxies
   
  

  Astrophysicists Discover New Details of How Stars Collapse

  A satellite called Swift is revealing that black holes have a messier birth than previously thought. Instead of being created in one instant, astrophysicists now believe after a star dies and ... > more
• Depression
  Mental Health
  Transportation Science
  Engineering
  Civil Engineering
  Construction
   
  

  Civil Engineers Help Develop Easy-to-Read Highway Signs

  A new font called Clearview appears on new road signs, making them easier to read even at night. Developed by a team that included civil engineers, graphic designers, psychologists, and vision ... > more
• Workplace Health
  Pain Control
  Fibromyalgia
  Neuropathy
  Joint Pain
  Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
   
  

  Ergonomists Reduce Repetitive Stress with Computer-Mouse Alternative

  An alternative to the mouse, the SpacePilot 3D motion controller combines programmable keys with a circular controller that can sense and adapt to the user's needs. In a recent study, ergonomists ... > more
• Bladder Cancer
  Lung Cancer
  Urology
  Cancer
  Brain Tumor
  Ovarian Cancer
   
  

  Urologists Use Optics, Chemistry to Catch Small Tumors

  Some bladder cancer tumors are so small, surgeons can't see them. Urologist Edward Messing is using a new liquid dye that reacts to light to help him see all the small bladder tumors that might have ... > more
• Energy Technology
  Civil Engineering
  Engineering
  Detectors
  Weapons Technology
  Construction
   
  

  Electrical Engineering Student Designs Early-Warning System for Harmful Gases

  Respirators save lives for the first responders who wear them, but their cartridges need to be changed often. Without knowing it, users could be inhaling deadly gases. Electrical engineering student ... > more
• Computer Modeling
  Forensic Research
  Batteries
  Photography
  Biometric
  Virtual Reality
   
  

  Forensic Anthropologists Reconstruct First President's Real Looks

  Using 3D laser scans of sculptures and processing images with math-based computer software, forensic anthropologists are making life-size models of George Washington at ages 19, 45, and 57. An ... > more

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