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News
Soft robots, origami combine for potential way to deliver medical treatments
Researchers have found a way to send tiny, soft robots into the humans, potentially opening the door for less invasive surgeries and ways to deliver treatments for conditions ranging from colon polyps to stomach cancer to aortic artery blockages. The researchers from The Ohio State University and the Georgia Institute of Technology detailed their discovery, which makes use of the ancient Japanese practice of origami, in a study published Sept. 14 in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
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Ohio earns designation as Defense Manufacturing Community
Ohio earned a designation by the U.S. Department of Defense that paves the way for long-term community investment opportunities that can strengthen national security innovation and expand defense manufacturing capabilities in the state.
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Wired: “Could Breathalyzers Make Covid Testing Quicker and Easier?”
Wired takes a closer look at a breathalyzer device for COVID-19 testing in development at Ohio State.
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ECE Prof. Sanjay Krishna accepts tech achievement award during SPIE virtual awards ceremony
Sanjay Krishna, George R. Smith Chair in Engineering, was recognized by the International Society for Optics and Photonics for outstanding technical accomplishments in his field.
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The Conversation: “The pandemic has revealed the cracks in US manufacturing: Here’s how to fix them”
Glenn Daehn, Ohio State’s Fontana Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, and University of Michigan Prof. Sridhar Kota write about the need to re-establish manufacturing
capabilities.
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IMR response to COVID-19
IMR is collaborating with departments, colleges and centers across Ohio State to grow new efforts to fight the spread and impact of COVID-19.
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Upcoming Events
COVID-19 Inventor Showcase
A new, ongoing speaker series features responses from across Ohio State to the urgent need for academic innovations to combat the pandemic. On Sept. 22, a panel will present “A Breath Test For COVID-19.”
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MAEBL continues Sept. 24
Registration is still open, as the 2020 Meeting for Advanced Electron Beam Lithography (MAEBL) continues Thursday, Sept. 24, with its third of six virtual workshops. The monthly series brings together the brightest minds in e-beam lithography throughout North America and around the world.
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