Tiny device could help professionals diagnose and fight deadly infections
March 23, 2020
Engineers have created a tiny device that can rapidly detect harmful bacteria in blood, allowing health care professionals to pinpoint the cause of potentially deadly infections and fight them with drugs.
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March 2020
March 6, 2020
National Engineers Week is big deal at the School of Engineering. Students get to both celebrate and show off what makes their field of study so special.
First celebrated in 1951, National Engineers Week is dedicated to ensuring a diverse and well-educated future engineering workforce by increasing understanding of and interest in engineering and technology careers. At Rutgers, EWeek is a chance to come together as a community with fun events and some friendly competition.
Some highlights of the week:
March 5, 2020
“Relationships are king. Take seriously the opportunities Rutgers affords you not only to learn your discipline, but also to develop deep relationships with teachers and colleagues. The social capital you develop now will create the foundation for your future. Relationships are king.”
February 2020
February 17, 2020
This academic year, all entering School of Engineering students are required to take Engineering Economics, a 3-credit semester-long course taught by industrial and systems engineering (ISE) assistant teaching professor Elin Wicks.
For Wicks, the course is essential preparation for future success. “I want to give my students the ability and confidence to learn, adapt, and contribute when they get into the workforce,” she said.
February 10, 2020
First clinical trial of an automated blood drawing and testing device
February 5, 2020
In the future, robots could take blood samples, benefiting patients and healthcare workers alike.
A Rutgers-led team has created a blood-sampling robot that performed as well or better than people, according to the first human clinical trial of an automated blood drawing and testing device.
The device provides quick results and would allow healthcare professionals to spend more time treating patients in hospitals and other settings.
February 7, 2020
Gold-based tool could help virologists stop replication of viruses
February 5, 2020
A Rutgers-led team has developed a tool to monitor influenza A virus mutations in real time, which could help virologists learn how to stop viruses from replicating.
February 4, 2020
February 2, 2020
4D printing creates tiny needles inspired by parasites that could replace hypodermic needles
Painful hypodermic needles may not be needed in the future to give shots, inject drugs and get blood samples.
January 2020
January 27, 2020
January 26, 2020
Device could be used to find threats to ecosystems
Imagine a device that could swiftly analyze microbes in oceans and other aquatic environments, revealing the health of these organisms – too tiny to be seen by the naked eye – and their response to threats to their ecosystems.
January 14, 2020
Rutgers-led team develops innovative process to rapidly dissolve plant fibers
January 13, 2020
Researchers have developed a new process that could make it much cheaper to produce biofuels such as ethanol from plant waste and reduce reliance on fossil fuels.
December 2019
December 16, 2019
“What Rutgers gave me is the ability to continuously learn and adapt. If you don’t adapt and grow, you are falling behind. That’s why it’s so important to be open to new things and different perspectives.” –Vladimir Castillo