massachusetts institute of technology

Engineering Health

Making sense of medical sensors
Making sense of medical sensors
April 19, 2013
Computer scientists and electrical engineers are devising algorithms that look for useful new patterns in data produced by medical sensors.
Also labeled: Institute for Medical Engineering and Science (IMES), Machine learning, Medical data mining, Medical devices, Signal processing, Medical sensors
Students have engineering on the brain
Students have engineering on the brain
April 2, 2013
MIT class offers student teams a chance to create business ventures based on neurotechnology research.
Also labeled: Bioengineering and biotechnology, Biomedicine, Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Entrepreneurship (I&E), Neuroscience, Biomedical engineering, Neurotechnology, Institute for Medical Engineering and Science (IMES)
Practicing medicine at the nanoscale
Practicing medicine at the nanoscale
March 11, 2013
New approaches to drug delivery offer hope for new, more targeted treatments.
Also labeled: Cancer, Chemistry and chemical engineering, Drug delivery, Implantable medical devices, Koch Institute, Materials science, Materials Science and Engineering, Nanoscience and nanotechnology, RNA interference, Layer by layer assembly, Institute for Medical Engineering and Science (IMES)
Sterilizing with the sun
Sterilizing with the sun
February 26, 2013
Solar concentrating system could replace fuel-powered or electric devices in remote villages.
Also labeled: Alternative energy, Biomedical materials, D-Lab, Development, Energy, Institute for Medical Engineering and Science (IMES), Mechanical engineering, Medical devices, Students, Health, Health care
Bringing a new perspective to infectious disease
Bringing a new perspective to infectious disease
February 8, 2013
Enlisted in the fight against HIV, MIT engineers and scientists contribute new technology, materials and computational studies.
Also labeled: Biological engineering, Chemistry and chemical engineering, HIV/AIDS, Immunology, Institute for Medical Engineering and Science (IMES), Materials Science and Engineering, Medicine, Ragon Institute, Research, Koch Institute
MIT students create new medical devices
MIT students create new medical devices
January 30, 2013
Precision machine design class links doctors with students to find ways of meeting pressing medical needs for new technology.
Also labeled: Entrepreneurship, Graduate, postdoctoral, Health, Health care, Innovation and Entrepreneurship (I&E), Mechanical engineering, Medical devices, Undergraduate, Institute for Medical Engineering and Science (IMES), Mechanical design, Students
Big medical data
Big medical data
January 25, 2013
At the intersection of medicine and computer science, researchers look for clinically useful correlations amid mountains of information.
Also labeled: Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL), Electrical Engineering & Computer Science (eecs), Artificial intelligence, Big data, Medical data mining, Institute for Medical Engineering and Science (IMES), Computer science and technology, Health care, Health sciences and technology, Medicine, National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Tiny tools help advance medical discoveries
Tiny tools help advance medical discoveries
January 8, 2013
MIT researchers are designing tools to analyze cells at the microscale.
Also labeled: Biological engineering, Diagnostic devices, Mechanical engineering, Metamaterials, Microfluidics, Nanoscience and nanotechnology, Biomedicine, Health, Health care, Health sciences and technology, Institute for Medical Engineering and Science (IMES), Medicine, Membranes, Imaging, Lab-on-a-chip, Cancer, Cells, Tumors, Optogenetics, Graduate, postdoctoral, Innovation and Entrepreneurship (I&E), Research
The health-insurance markets of the (very near) future
The health-insurance markets of the (very near) future
January 2, 2013
Policymakers must address ‘tension’ between competition and ease of use.
Also labeled: Economics, Health care, Institute for Medical Engineering and Science (IMES), Insurance, Personal finance, Health, Policy, Politics
Tissue engineering: Growing new organs, and more
Tissue engineering: Growing new organs, and more
December 14, 2012
Research could lead to better ways to heal injuries and develop new drugs.
Also labeled: Health sciences and technology, Disease, Liver, Tissue engineering, Liver disease, Cancer, Kidney disease, Biological engineering, Health, Health care, Institute for Medical Engineering and Science (IMES), Medicine, Transplantation
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