Tag: ApplySci
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Candy sensor prototype to monitor electrolytes, ovulation, kidney function through saliva
Korea University professors Beelee Chua and Donghyun Lee have developed a health monitoring sensor using saliva collected from a Tootsie Roll candy to detects salt and electrolyte levels, and monitor ovulation status and kidney health. The easily accessible, low-waste sensor is simply licked. To make the prototype sensor, a Tootsie roll was flattened and crevices…
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ApplySci’s 14th Wearable Tech + Digital Health + Neurotech conference returns to MIT on September 30, 2022. ApplySci’s 14th Deep Tech Health + Neurotech conference returns to MIT on September 30, 2022, focused on healthy longevity – understanding, detecting, treating and preventing disease through technology. Topics include: ApplySci will have exclusive use of the 7th floor of the…
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AI for (much) earlier breast cancer detection – Constance Lehman
Connie Lehman — Professor, Radiology, Harvard Medical School; Chief of Breast Imaging, radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital; Co-director of AVON Breast Center, Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital; and Director, Breast Imaging Research Center, Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital spoke at ApplySci’s recent conference at Harvard Medical School. Click to listen to her talk on using AI to discover breast cancer 5 years…
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CTRL-Labs acquired by Facebook for 500M – 1B
Congratulations to CTRL-Labs and Lux Capital on Facebook’s acquisition of the four year old Neurotech startup. The company, whose technology assists in decoding brain activity and intention, will join Facebook’s AR/VR team. CTRL-Labs participated in a recent ApplySci panel of startups at Stanford led by Lux Capital’s Shahin Farshchi. Facebook presented its Brain Computer Interface work at the…