New standards have been proposed into the decades’ old prosthetic donations market, improving the quality of lower limb prosthetic feet by two-thirds.

Broken or disrupted circuits in the brain contribute to many neurological disorders. A new custom-built biological “wire” developed at Duke University School of Medicine points the way toward a new treatment approach — bypassing broken brain connections, rather than relying on long-term medication or external stimulation.

Leading SFU researchers, students and alumni looking to level up their emerging tech businesses can get support from a new $20-million fund from Simon Fraser University (SFU) and InBC Investment Corp. (InBC).

The SFU Innovates Venture Fund will focus on early-stage companies in sectors with significant economic potential, including life sciences, deep technology and cleantech.  

A sweat-monitoring wearable device developed by UC Irvine researchers enables real-time and continuous tracking of a variety of health conditions through sweat analysis. The sensor is designed to be worn continuously outside of laboratory or clinical settings and can detect molecules in perspiration that are signs of stress, cancer, kidney disease and mental health issues. The project was funded by the UC Irvine Samueli School of Engineering.

Each year, four to six million cars are scrapped in the European Union—resulting in the loss of valuable ressources. The EU End-of-Life Vehicles Regulation is intended to ensure that these materials are recovered and reused in new vehicles in the future. Researchers at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) have now analyzed a process developed within the Car2Car research project that enables plastics to remain within the recycling loop. The study shows potential climate benefits as well as the possibility of meeting upcoming EU requirements.