UCSF’s B-SYNC CAR-T Cells Switch On Only in the Brain

Posted on November 3, 2026November 3, 2026 by IE Contributor

Diffuse midline glioma is the kind of diagnosis that ends conversations. It grows into the brainstem, the piece of tissue that runs breathing, heartbeat and swallowing, and it is one of the few brain cancers that mostly strikes children. Surgeons cannot cut it out. Most children die within a year. Engineered immune cells, the technology that transformed blood cancers over the past decade, have repeatedly failed to dislodge it. On October 28, UC San Francisco announced a result that may change t...

Cyborg Rose: Researchers implant electronic circuits inside plants.

Posted on December 1, 2015 by

A team of Swedish researchers, by using living roses, has created analogue and digital electronic circuits inside living plants, calling them "electronic plants". The experiment demonstrates wires, digital logic and displays elements fabricated inside the plants that could develop new applications for organic electronics and new tools in plant science. The group at Linkoping University in Sweden, under the leadership of professor Magnus Berggren, used the vascular system of living roses to build...

Nanotechnology advances could pave way for implantable artificial kidney

Posted on November 18, 2015 by

A surgically implantable, artificial kidney could be a promising alternative to kidney transplantation or dialysis for people with end stage renal disease (ESRD). Currently, more than 20 million Americans have kidney diseases, and more than 600,000 patients are receiving treatment for ESRD. U.S. government statistics indicate kidney care costs the U.S. health care system $40 billion annually, accounting for more than 6 percent of Medicare spending. “We aim to conduct clinical trials on an implan...

Rubber That Can Use Energy from body movements to Generate Power

Posted on September 13, 2015 by

Power-generating rubber material could harness walking and other movement to charge electronic devices. Researchers at Princeton University have recently invented a new energy-harvesting rubber material composed of ceramic nanoribbons that could harvest energy from your breathing and walking. This material is composed of ceramic nanoribbons embedded onto silicone rubber sheets which generates electricity when flexed and is highly efficient at converting mechanical energy to electrical ener...

A Novel Stethoscope Save Costs and Save Lives

Posted on September 9, 2015 by

A new cardiac stethoscope funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) helps doctors detect heart failure more effectively than ever before. Despite advances in medicine that make many heart conditions treatable, the absence of effective, early diagnosis often leads to sudden, unexpected deaths. Annually more than one million patients are hospitalized due to heart failure and the cost of health care services, medications to treat heart failure etc. are tremendous. Furthermore most of the p...

HipGrid: The latest non-invasive measurement system for Hip Replacement

Posted on September 5, 2015 by

Invented by orthopedic surgeons, HipGrid™ is one of the latest non-invasive measurement systems for hip replacement. This measurement system surgeons is used during operations to access the implant position and restoration of anatomic alignment of the patient. With the help of this technology, they can visualize and quantify where the implants are positioned in relation to key anatomical landmarks while operating. Patients rely on their surgeons' ability to ensure proper positioning and align...