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Project Research

MicroPET : Investigation of Biodegradation of PET Plastics in Spaceflight

MicroPET aims to identify how microorganisms can efficiently degrade plastic waste and produce higher-value plastic materials, a process ...

in Space Exploration Initiative
Xin Liu · Pat Pataranutaporn +3 more
#bioengineering #space
Project Research

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in Clinical Development: A Translational Perspective

Technical summary: Future of clinical development is on the verge of a major transformation due to convergence of large new digital data ...

in Health 0.0
Pratik Shah · Francis Kendall
#computer vision #human-computer interaction #artificial intelligence +11 more
Project Research

Research Area | Rapid Fabrication and Integration of Medical Devices and Technologies

Dr. Shah and his research lab at MIT has significant expertise and motivation to bring problems from the clinic and society into the labo...

in Health 0.0
Pratik Shah
#bioengineering #developing countries #sensors +7 more
Project Research

Self-Learning AI Model Learns from Patient Data to Design Novel Clinical Trials

Technical summaryUnstructured learning problems without well-defined rewards are unsuitable for current reinforcement learning (RL) appro...

in Health 0.0
Pratik Shah
#human-computer interaction #artificial intelligence #bioengineering +8 more
Project Research

Deep Learning to Develop and Analyze Computational Hematoxylin and Eosin Staining of Tissue Images for Digital Biopsies

Staining of tissues sections using chemical and biological dyes has been used for over a century for visualizing various tissue types and...

in Health 0.0
Pratik Shah
#human-computer interaction #artificial intelligence #bioengineering +8 more
Project Research

Agonist-antagonist Myoneural Interface (AMI)

Humans can accurately sense the position, speed, and torque of their limbs, even with their eyes shut. This sense, known as proprioceptio...

in Biomechatronics
Gabriel Friedman · Roman Stolyarov +14 more
#robotics #artificial intelligence #bioengineering +15 more
Project Research

Physiophone: Electrophysiology Sonification

The human body produces a variety of different electrophysiological signals from brain-waves (EEG) to the electrical activity of the hear...

in Fluid Interfaces
Neo (Mostafa) Mohsenvand
#human-computer interaction #artificial intelligence #augmented reality +4 more
Project Research

WiStress: Contactless Stress Monitoring

WiStress is a system that can monitor a user’s stress passively using wireless signals. WiStress can be installed on a desk or near a cou...

in Signal Kinetics
Fadel Adib · Unsoo Ha
#human-computer interaction #artificial intelligence #bioengineering
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 whil...

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

3D neuromuscular model of the human ankle-foot complex

During the gait cycle, the human ankle complex serves as a primary power generator while simultaneously stabilizing the entire limb. Thes...

in Biomechatronics
David Hill · Hugh Herr
#bioengineering #imaging #biomechanics +1 more
Project Research

Biplanar Fluoroscopy Gait Analysis

Biplanar fluoroscopy (BiFlo) enables three-dimensional bone kinematics analysis using x-ray videos and bone geometry from segmented CT. H...

in Biomechatronics
David Hill · Kevin Mattheus Moerman +2 more
#bioengineering #imaging #bionics
Project Research

Computational Biomechanics

This research track focuses on the use of computational (and experimental) techniques to understand the biomechanical behavior of human t...

in Biomechatronics
Hugh Herr · Dana Solav +4 more
#bioengineering #3d printing #biomechanics +1 more
Project Research

Personalized Bionics for Dynamic Gait

The design of next-generation bionic ankles and knees aims to improve bionic actuators on all metrics: range of motion, power density, ba...

in Biomechatronics
Matthew Handford · Matthew Carney +4 more
#robotics #design #bioengineering +15 more
Project Research

An osseointegrated prosthesis with bi-directional neural communication

Recent advancements in orthopedic implants have made way for a new generation of bionic limbs that attach directly to the skeleton. Lever...

in Biomechatronics
Hugh Herr · Matthew Carney +5 more
#robotics #design #bioengineering +7 more
Project Research

Revolutionizing amputation surgery for the restoration of natural neural sensation and mobility

Lower-extremity amputation surgery has not seen significant change since the Civil War. This research is focused on the development of no...

in Biomechatronics
Hugh Herr · Shriya Srinivasan +2 more
#bioengineering #health #neurobiology
Project Research

Powered Ankle-Foot Prosthesis

The human ankle provides a significant amount of net positive work during the stance period of walking, especially at moderate to fast wa...

in Biomechatronics
Hugh Herr · Matthew Carney
#robotics #design #human-computer interaction +12 more
Project Research

Neural interface technology for advanced prosthetic limbs

Recent advances in artificial limbs have resulted in the provision of powered ankle and knee function for lower extremity amputees and po...

in Biomechatronics
Hugh Herr · Shriya Srinivasan +7 more
#robotics #bioengineering #health +9 more
Project Research

Effect of a powered ankle on shock absorption and interfacial pressure

Lower-extremity amputees face a series of potentially serious post-operative complications. Among these are increased risk of further amp...

in Biomechatronics
David Hill · Hugh Herr
#bioengineering #bionics
Project Research

PhysioHMD

Virtual and augmented reality headsets are unique as they have access to our facial area, an area that presents an excellent opportunity ...

in Fluid Interfaces
Guillermo Bernal · Abhinandan Jain +2 more
#virtual reality #bioengineering #human-machine interaction +2 more
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&n...

in Conformable Decoders
Canan Dagdeviren · Lin Zhang +2 more
#design #bioengineering #health +10 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. ...

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

Near-Infrared Transillumination Guides Administration of Dental 2D Radiography and Cone Beam Computed Tomography Imaging

Two-dimensional radiographs are commonly used for evaluating sub-surface hard structures of teeth, but they have low sensitivity for earl...

in Health 0.0
Pratik Shah
#bioengineering #health #imaging +3 more
Project Research

Non-full-length G protein-coupled receptors: An unexpected discovery may lead to design new molecular devices

It was believed that functionalities of G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) require full-length sequences which are negated by residue de...

in Molecular Machines
Shuguang Zhang · Pranam Chatterjee +1 more
#bioengineering #health #wellbeing +2 more
Project Research

Detecting Biomarkers with Printable Paper Diagnostics

Paper diagnostics can be used for affordable and scalable biomarker detection. We propose new methods for stabilizing cellulose-based imm...

in Health 0.0
Pratik Shah
#bioengineering #health #engineering +1 more
Project Research

Doze: On-skin Scent Diffusion and Drug Delivery Patch

Doze is an IoT enabled platform for personalized scent diffusion and on-skin drug delivery. Leveraging a hydrogel technology, the Doze sy...

in Responsive Environments
Irmandy Wicaksono
#human-computer interaction #bioengineering #consumer electronics +7 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 suffer...

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

Flexible piezoelectric devices for gastrointestinal motility sensing

Improvements in ingestible electronics with the capacity to sense physiological and pathophysiological states have transformed the standa...

in Conformable Decoders
Zijun Wei · Canan Dagdeviren
#bioengineering #health #sensors
Project Research

Living Bits

Living Bits : Opportunities and Challenges for Integrating Living Microorganisms in Human-Computer InteractionThere are trillions of livi...

in Fluid Interfaces
David S. Kong · Pat Pataranutaporn +2 more
#design #human-computer interaction #bioengineering +6 more
Project Research

Theme | CityScope

City Science researchers are developing a slew of tangible and digital platforms dedicated to solving spatial design and urban planning c...

in City Science
Markus Elkatsha · Kent Larson +7 more
#design #computer vision #human-computer interaction +20 more
Project Research

Robust Genome Editing with Broad Targeting CRISPR Enzymes

Programmable CRISPR enzymes are powerful and versatile tools for genome editing. They, however, require a specific protospacer adjacent m...

in Molecular Machines
Pranam Chatterjee · Noah Jakimo +1 more
#bioengineering #genetics #alumni +1 more
Project Research

Water-soluble transmembrane protein receptors with exchangeable and tunable ligand affinity

There are 20 chemokine receptors that bind their respective chemokines. It is not currently understood how these structurally similar rec...

in Molecular Machines
Rui Qing · Shuguang Zhang
#design #bioengineering #synthetic biology +1 more
Project Research

Mice Against Ticks - Preventing tick-borne disease by permanently immunizing mice

Lyme disease is the most common vector-borne infection in North America. People are infected when bitten by ticks; ticks are typically in...

in Sculpting Evolution
Kevin Esvelt · Joanna Buchthal
#agriculture #bioengineering #crowdsourcing +9 more
Project Research

Conformal Piezoelectric Mechanical Energy Harvesters: Mechanically Invisible Human Dynamos

Nearly all classes of wearable and implantable biomedical devices depend on battery power for continuous operation. However, the life spa...

in Conformable Decoders
Canan Dagdeviren
#bioengineering #energy #health +3 more
Project Research

The Future of Neuroimplantable Devices: A materials science and regulatory perspective

​The past two decades have seen unprecedented progress in the development of novel materials, form factors, and functionalities in neuroi...

in Conformable Decoders
Farita Tasnim · Canan Dagdeviren
#design #bioengineering #health +4 more
Project Research

NETRA: Smartphone add-on for eye tests

Can a person look at a portable display, click on a few buttons, and recover his or her refractive condition? Our optometry solution comb...

in Camera Culture
Ramesh Raskar · Nikhil Naik
#bioengineering #consumer electronics #health +1 more
Project Research

Ultrasound imaging for transtibial prosthetic interface design

​In the United States, there are an estimated 1.7 million people living with amputation, with that number expected to double by 2050. Com...

in Biomechatronics
Kevin Mattheus Moerman · Hugh Herr +1 more
#bioengineering #health
Project Research

Studying the evolution of gene drive systems

How will gene drive systems evolve once released into the wild? Can they be reliably overwritten and blocked by immunizing reversal drive...

in Sculpting Evolution
Kevin Esvelt · Cody Gilleland +1 more
#bioengineering #genetics #biology
Project Research

Health sensing using wireless signals

Today’s health sensors (which monitor breathing, heartbeats, steps, etc.) require their users to wear them on their bodies. In contrast, ...

in Signal Kinetics
Fadel Adib
#artificial intelligence #bioengineering #health +1 more
Project Research

Daisy Drives

Who should decide whether, when, and how to alter the environment? These are hard questions, especially when the decisions will impact pe...

in Sculpting Evolution
Kevin Esvelt · Joanna Buchthal
#bioengineering #genetics #synthetic biology +1 more
Project Research

Near-Infrared Imaging for Detecting Dental Caries

Two-dimensional radiographs are commonly used for evaluating sub-surface hard structures of teeth, but they have low sensitivity for earl...

in Health 0.0
Keith Angelino · Pratik Shah
#computer vision #bioengineering #health +3 more
Project Research

Synthetic Genome Engineering

We are currently developing novel DNA editing technologies to broaden the scope of genome engineering. Our strategy is based on identifyi...

in Molecular Machines
Pranam Chatterjee · Noah Jakimo +1 more
#bioengineering #genetics #synthetic biology
Project Research

Tranceflora—Amy's Glowing Silk

We collaborated with NIAS (National Institute of Agricultural Science) to genetically engineer silkworms to develop new kinds of silk for...

in Design Fiction
Sputniko!
#art #bioengineering #fashion +1 more

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