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Space Exploration Initiative

Space Exploration Initiative

#robotics #design #virtual reality +68 more
Research
Nano-Cybernetic Biotrek

Inventing disruptive technologies for nanoelectronic devices and creating new paradigms for life-machine symbiosis

#robotics #artificial intelligence #bioengineering +22 more
Accepting Applicants
Research
Conformable Decoders

Converting the patterns of nature and the human body into beneficial signals and energy

#robotics #design #computer vision +40 more
Accepting Applicants
Article Research

Tiny ‘Rover’ explores cells without harming them

Professor Deblina Sarkar discusses a miniature antenna that can transmit data from inside cells without using damaging microwaves.

via Scientific American · Nov. 21, 2022
in Nano-Cybernetic Biotrek
#data #data science #microbiology +1 more
Research
Molecular Machines

Engineering at the limits of complexity with molecular-scale parts

#robotics #artificial intelligence #bioengineering +24 more
Accepting Applicants
Project Research

conformable Facial Code Extrapolation Sensor (cFaCES)

AbstractDevices that facilitate nonverbal communication typically require high computational loads or have rigid and bulky form factors&nbs…

in Conformable Decoders
Canan Dagdeviren · Lin Zhang +2 more
#design #bioengineering #health +12 more
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Health 0.0

Health 0.0

#artificial intelligence #bioengineering #communications +23 more
Project Research

Life-Nanomachine Synergism

For more details and recent updates visit:  https://web.mit.edu/deblina-sarkar/Nanoelectronics has the potential to enable radica…

in Nano-Cybernetic Biotrek
Deblina Sarkar
#robotics #bioengineering #data +9 more
Research
Sculpting Evolution

Cultivating wisdom through evolutionary and ecological engineering

#robotics #design #social networks +41 more
Accepting Applicants
Publication Research

Electronic Textile Sensors for Decoding Vital Body Signals: State-of-the-Art Review on Characterizations and Recommendations

Shuvo, I. I., Shah, A., Dagdeviren, C.†, “Electronic Textile Sensors for Decoding Vital Body Signals: State-of-the-art Review on Characterizations and Recommendations”, https://doi.org/10.1002/aisy.202100223, Advanced Intelligent Systems, 4, 2100223, 2022.

Academic Paper, Jan. 2022
in Conformable Decoders
#design #bioengineering #biology +5 more
Post Research

Emma Chory wins 2022 SLAS Innovation Award

The SLAS Innovation Award is a $10,000 cash prize recognizing the work behind one exceptional podium presentation.

Feb. 15, 2022
in Sculpting Evolution
#robotics #environment #genetics +2 more
Project Research

Understanding Molecular Evolution

Humanity has harnessed evolution to sculpt domesticated animals, crops, and molecules, but the process remains a black box. Which combinati…

in Sculpting Evolution
Brian Wang · Erika Alden DeBenedictis +3 more
#robotics #environment #genetics +2 more
Course Research

Decoders 1.8: Project Realization in Cleanroom

Style: Teamwork; Collective This class is graded P/D/F. To pass, you must: (i) attend all the cleanroom sessions, (ii) work in a team setti…

MAS.810 · with Canan Dagdeviren
in Conformable Decoders
#design #bioengineering #biology +3 more
Article Research

Speeding up directed evolution of molecules in the lab

Using a new robotic platform, researchers can simultaneously track hundreds of microbial populations as they evolve new proteins.

via MIT News · Dec. 30, 2021
in Sculpting Evolution
#robotics #environment #genetics +2 more
Article Research

MIT News highlights Dr. Canan Dagdeviren being selected as a finalist for the Future Founders Initiative prize competition

MIT Future Founders Initiative announces prize competition to promote female entrepreneurs in biotech.

via MIT News · Nov. 30, 2021
in Conformable Decoders
#design #bioengineering #biotechnology +4 more
Article Research

MIT's Spectrum highlights Dr. Canan Dagdeviren in an article titled "Better Conforming Medical Devices"

By John Pavlus Imagine you're a patient being treated for Parkinson's Disease, which causes tremors. The disorder kills brain cells th…

via Spectrum · Nov. 8, 2021
in Conformable Decoders
#design #bioengineering #biology +4 more
Project Research

Research resiliency through lean labs

Academic research groups, especially the ones directed by new junior faculty, are under pressure to produce high-quality work timely while …

in Conformable Decoders
Canan Dagdeviren · David Sadat
#design #bioengineering #health +6 more
Article Research

Canan Dağdeviren: Follow your dream because life is too short to follow someone else’s

Bioengineer Canan Dağdeviren is living her dream, decoding physical patterns of the human body in order to diagnose and cure diseases.

via Advanced Science News · Sept. 24, 2021
in Conformable Decoders
#design #bioengineering #soft-tissue biomechanics +2 more
Project Research

Interplanetary Gastronomy

The  Interplanetary Gastronomy research  aims to address the unique challenges and opportunities associated with eating in s…

in Space Exploration Initiative
Maggie Coblentz
#design #virtual reality #food +5 more
Course Research

Decoders 1.7: Introduction to Microfabrication

Style: Individual; PersonalThis class is graded P/D/F. To pass, you must: (i) attend all the cleanroom sessions, (ii) complete the sections…

MAS.809 · with Canan Dagdeviren
in Conformable Decoders
#design #biology #soft-tissue biomechanics +2 more
Publication Research

Experimentally Verified Finite Element Modeling and Analysis of a Conformable Piezoelectric Sensor

Amiri, N., Tasnim, F., Tavakkoli Anbarani, M., Dagdeviren, C.†, Karami, A.†, “Experimentally Verified Finite Element Modeling and Analysis of a Conformable Piezoelectric Sensor”, Smart Materials and Structures, 30 085017, 2021.

Article, June 2021
in Conformable Decoders
#design #bioengineering #biology +4 more
Research
Community Biotechnology

Community Biotechnology

#robotics #design #human-computer interaction +27 more
Project Research

A tailored, electronic textile conformable suit for large-scale spatiotemporal physiological sensing in vivo

The rapid advancement of electronic devices and fabrication technologies has further promoted the field of wearables and smart textiles. Ho…

in Conformable Decoders
Canan Dagdeviren · Irmandy Wicaksono
#design #bioengineering #consumer electronics +13 more
Project Research

Miniaturized Neural System for Chronic, Local Intracerebral Drug Delivery (MiNDS)

Recent advances in medications for neurodegenerative disorders are expanding opportunities for improving the debilitating symptoms suffered…

in Conformable Decoders
Canan Dagdeviren
#design #bioengineering #health +8 more
Project Research

Metafluidics: Open repository for fluidic systems

Metafluidics is an open source, community-driven repository that hosts digital design files, assembly specifications, and the bill of mater…

in Community Biotechnology
Berenice Estrada · David S. Kong +1 more
#microbiology #microfabrication

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