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"Cyborg jellyfish" could aid in deep-sea research, inspire next-gen underwater vehicles

Anonymous — Thu, 14 Aug 2025 18:00:00 +0000

"Cyborg jellyfish" could aid in deep-sea research, inspire next-gen underwater vehicles Anonymous (not verified) Thu, 08/14/2025 - 12:00

��ñ�� engineer Nicole Xu, an assistant professor with BME, first became fascinated with moon jellies more than a decade ago because of their extraordinary swimming abilities. Today, Xu has developed a way to harness their efficiency and ease at moving through the water in ways that could make some types of aquatic research much easier.

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New bioimaging device holds potential for eye and heart condition detection

Anonymous — Wed, 13 Aug 2025 18:00:00 +0000

New bioimaging device holds potential for eye and heart condition detection Anonymous (not verified) Wed, 08/13/2025 - 12:00

A ��ñ�� research team that included BME faculty members Juliet Gopinath and Shu-Wei Huang have developed a new bioimaging device that can operate with significantly lower power and in an entirely non-mechanical way. It could one day improve detecting eye and even heart conditions.

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New cancer therapy clings to tumors, with inspiration from gecko toes

Alexander James Servantez — Wed, 23 Jul 2025 21:36:32 +0000

New cancer therapy clings to tumors, with inspiration from gecko toes Alexander Jame… Wed, 07/23/2025 - 15:36

A gecko-inspired technology developed by the Shields Lab, in collaboration with doctors at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, uses a specially designed material that adheres to tumors inside the body and steadily releases chemotherapy drugs over several days—potentially allowing for fewer but longer-lasting therapies.

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Researchers testing next-generation ankle braces for stroke survivors

Alexander James Servantez — Tue, 15 Jul 2025 21:05:24 +0000

Researchers testing next-generation ankle braces for stroke survivors Alexander Jame… Tue, 07/15/2025 - 15:05

Nearly 80% of all stroke survivors experience walking issues and turn to ankle braces for increased support, but ankle braces are still very limited and many stroke survivors report no improvements when using them. Assistant Professor Cara Welker is leading a new, collaborative research project that aims to transform the way these assistive devices are designed.

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Scientists develop method to build tine custom microrobots

Anonymous — Mon, 07 Jul 2025 18:00:00 +0000

Scientists develop method to build tine custom microrobots Anonymous (not verified) Mon, 07/07/2025 - 12:00

Researchers in the Shields lab, including a BME undergraduate researcher at the ��ñ�� have created a new way to build and control tiny particles that can move and work like microscopic robots, offering a powerful tool with applications in biomedical and environmental research.

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Bruns & Leslie research cybernetic human advancement with New Frontiers Grant

Anonymous — Tue, 17 Jun 2025 17:00:00 +0000

Bruns & Leslie research cybernetic human advancement with New Frontiers Grant Anonymous (not verified) Tue, 06/17/2025 - 11:00

With funding designed to foster groundbreaking, interdisciplinary research projects for the potential for high impact, Drs. Carson Bruns (BME, ATLAS) and Grace Leslie (ATLAS) are working to develop the seamless skin integration of brain/body computer interfaces.

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New discovery could make a risky heart failure treatment safer

Alexander James Servantez — Thu, 12 Jun 2025 19:30:38 +0000

New discovery could make a risky heart failure treatment safer Alexander Jame… Thu, 06/12/2025 - 13:30

Left ventricular assist devices (LVAD) designed to improve blood flow throughout the body can aid nearly 26 million people globally struggling with heart failure. But these implantable devices come with risks. New research by Assistant Professor Debanjan Mukherjee suggests that studying patient blood flow patterns could help determine who’s at risk of dangerous side effects from LVADs and lead to improvements that could make them safer.

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Robots and chemistry isn’t just a fun combo. Bruns says it’s the future

Alexander James Servantez — Fri, 06 Jun 2025 22:22:41 +0000

Robots and chemistry isn’t just a fun combo. Bruns says it’s the future Alexander Jame… Fri, 06/06/2025 - 16:22

Assistant Professor Carson Bruns is leading the charge on an NSF-funded project that he and his team like to call "robochemistry." Their goal is to create robotic sidekicks that can assist chemists with burdensome or unsafe tasks that they may routinely encounter in a wet lab. But that's not all: this unique blend of bots and beakers can also inspire youth interest in science.

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Tiny robot team could be a gamechanger for safety inspections

Alexander James Servantez — Wed, 21 May 2025 20:09:10 +0000

Tiny robot team could be a gamechanger for safety inspections Alexander Jame… Wed, 05/21/2025 - 14:09

Assistant Professor Kaushik Jayaram, in collaboration with Laura Blumenschein, has received a $1.4 million grant from the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory to develop a tiny robot super team capable of navigating a complex maze of machinery and squeeze through the tightest of spaces—like the guts of a jet engine—to potentially perform non-destructive evaluation faster, cheaper and better than ever before.

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Ocean microbes offer clues to environmental resilience

Anonymous — Mon, 19 May 2025 18:46:43 +0000

Ocean microbes offer clues to environmental resilience Anonymous (not verified) Mon, 05/19/2025 - 12:46

The Jerome Fox (BME Faculty) research team at the ��ñ�� and researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory have developed a new way to identify genetic changes that help tiny oxygen-producing microbes survive in extreme environments. The findings outline a new experimental approach for learning how microbes and other types of cells, including human cells, respond and adapt to environmental stress.

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