Diagnostic nanoparticles could be used to monitor tumor recurrence after treatment or to perform routine cancer screenings. Most of the tests that doctors use to diagnose cancer—such as mammography, colonoscopy, and CT scans—are based on imaging. More recently, researchers have also developed molecular diagnostics that can detect specific cancer-associated molecules…

The sensor technology could also be used to create clothing that detects a variety of pathogens and other threats. Engineers at MIT and Harvard University have designed a novel face mask that can diagnose the wearer with Covid-19 within about 90 minutes. The masks are embedded with tiny, disposable sensors…

Former naval petty officer Manuel Morales now develops imaging applications to detect cardiac dysfunction in young patients. When it comes to journeys to MIT, Manuel Morales, a doctoral candidate in the Medical Engineering and Medical Physics (MEMP) program at HST, has taken a different tack. As a high school student…

For the first time, researchers, including the associate director of IMES, were able to observe, in extra-fine detail, how neurons behave as consciousness shuts down. When you are awake, your neurons talk to each other by tuning into the same electrical impulse frequencies. One set might be operating in unison…

Researchers, including an IMES faculty member, have developed a new type of adhesive that works in wet environments and hardens when a voltage is applied to it. A team of researchers, including a core faculty member at IMES, led by Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore), has developed a device…