The Next Byte - 7. Diagnosing Alzheimer’s At A Glance, The Stress You Sweat, Bloom’s Better Bioplastics

7. Diagnosing Alzheimer’s At A Glance, The Stress You Sweat, Bloom’s Better Bioplastics

03/02/21 • 22 min

(0:45) Diagnosing Alzheimer’s At A Glance -

Researchers at Duke University have developed a machine learning model capable of successfully differentiating between healthy patients and those with Alzheimer’s using retinal images.

(7:00) The Stress You Sweat -

EPFL and Xsensio have collaborated to create a wireless sensor using graphene capable of monitoring cortisol levels secreted via sweat in quasi real-time.

(12:30) Bloom’s Better Bioplastics -

Bloom Biorenewables biomass processing method increases the efficiency of resource extraction from 40% to 75% and enables production of high performance and biodegradable bioplastics.

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Every day, some of the most innovative universities, companies, and individual technology developers share their knowledge on Wevolver. To ensure we can also provide this knowledge for the growing group of podcast listeners, we started a collaboration with two young engineers, Daniel Scott Mitchell & Farbod Moghaddam who discuss the most interesting content in this podcast series.

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(0:45) Diagnosing Alzheimer’s At A Glance -

Researchers at Duke University have developed a machine learning model capable of successfully differentiating between healthy patients and those with Alzheimer’s using retinal images.

(7:00) The Stress You Sweat -

EPFL and Xsensio have collaborated to create a wireless sensor using graphene capable of monitoring cortisol levels secreted via sweat in quasi real-time.

(12:30) Bloom’s Better Bioplastics -

Bloom Biorenewables biomass processing method increases the efficiency of resource extraction from 40% to 75% and enables production of high performance and biodegradable bioplastics.

About the podcast:

To learn more about this show, please visit the shows page. By following the page, you will get automatic updates by email when a new show is published.

Be sure to give us a follow and review on Apple podcasts, Spotify, and most of your favorite podcast platforms!

Become a founding reader of our newsletter: http://read.thenextbyte.com/

As always, you can find these and other interesting & impactful engineering articles on Wevolver.com.

Previous Episode

6. Beating Bias In AI, Anti-Tremor Gloves, AR Assisted Surgery

(0:45) Detecting and Mitigating Bias In AI -

A collaboration between University of Michigan, UC Santa Cruz, Ohio State University, and Purdue University to investigate the detection and mitigation of bias in artificial intelligence.

(6:30) Tremor Stabilizing Gloves -

Five Microns has developed a glove capable of reducing essential tremors - which affects 7 million people in the U.S. alone - by ~85% using tuned mass damper technology.

(11:20) World’s First AR Assisted Surgery -

Augmented reality made its debut in the operating room by assisting the Chief Surgeon at Balgrist University Hospital with spinal surgery.

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8. Eliminating Emissions With IoT, Shapeshifting Fabrics, Fuel Cell Flight

(0:40) Eliminating Emission Inspections Via IoT -

Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University developed a machine learning model that can conduct vehicle emission inspections more accurately than the OBD tests used by mechanics.

(7:20) Shapeshifting Fabrics -

Scientists from Harvard University created a sustainable and 3D printable fabric derived from recycled wool with shape shifting capabilities.

(12:30) Fuel Cell Powered Airplanes -

The German Aerospace Center has received funding to build a testing facility composed of all key components of a hydrogen fuel cell powered system for the development of an electric, hydrogen fuel cell powered regional aircraft.

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As always, you can find these and other interesting & impactful engineering articles on Wevolver.com.