Medical Sciences advance the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of disease, but they also help us prevent disease in the first place. Too numerous to name, the medical sciences continuously make miraculous breakthroughs that extend lifetimes and expand our ability to experience life.
Science of Innovation: Electronic Tattoo
A micro-electronic health monitor so thin, light and portable that it can attach right to the surface of skin and go wherever a person goes. This innovation has the potential to revolutionize the field of healthcare technology.
Science of Innovation: Bionic Limbs
Professor Homayoon Kazerooni is a robotics engineer at the University of California, Berkeley with more than 40 patents to his name. His research on exoskeletons relies on more than just ingenuity and engineering expertise, it's also an example of how inspiration can play a part in the innovation process, the simple desire to help other humans.
Science of Innovation: Biometrics
A method for capturing and analyzing the vein patterns in the white part of the eye to help identify people. Biometrics has potential applications for driver’s licenses, passports or computer identification control.
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NSF Science Now series spotlights NSF science and engineering research and discoveries
Genomics Of Autism Spectrum Disorders
Three talks and a Q&A panel discussion featuring experts on ASD from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Drexel University and the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.
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NSF Science Now series spotlights NSF science and engineering research and discoveries
Profiles of Scientists And Engineers: Biophysical Chemist
Rommie Amaro tells us what it’s like to be a biophysical chemist
The Connection Between Sleep And Memory
Researchers found information can be better retained with reinforcing stimuli delivered during sleep
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NSF Science Now series spotlights NSF science and engineering research and discoveries
Robert Langer: A Founding Father Of Tissue Engineering And Controlled Drug Release
This episode of Prized Science highlights the work of Robert Langer, Institute Professor at MIT.
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NSF Science Now series spotlights NSF science and engineering research and discoveries
Alligators And Crocodiles Possess Acute Sense Of Touch
Despite their thick skins, alligators and crocodiles are surprisingly touchy
Interview With NSF-funded Sheldon Jacobson, UIUC Simulation And Optimization Lab Director, About Applications Of His Research – From Aviation Security To Vaccine Stockpiles
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Sheldon Jacobson of the Department of Computer Science at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is an expert in operations research, and while his efforts have stretched from vaccine stockpiling to statistics, his studies on security continue to influence policy and practice, including screening activities at airports.
Cancer And Our Genome: Insight And Hope
This lecture and discussion featured cancer experts Drs. Chi Van Dang (Abramson Cancer Center, Penn), Yael Mosse (Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia), Katherine Nathanson (Penn), Anil Rustgi (Penn) and Ashani Weeraratna (Wistar).
New Drugs – From A Cup Of Tea
Chemist works towards the creation of new drugs using peptides that will treat the health problems of millions of people across the globe
In Search Of Scorpions
Discovering and researching new species of scorpions
Why Peppers Are Hot
Doug Levey, a professor at the University of Florida, explains why peppers are hot.
Understanding Viruses
Where do these Viruses occur in nature, how many of them are there, and how do they switch into new hosts?
Sheldon Jacobson Discusses The Impact Of Operations Research On Airport Security, Health And Sports
