Chemical and healthcare

Recently appointed QEPrize judge, Dr RA Mashelkar, was awarded the TWAS-Lenovo Prize on 27 November for his seminal research on smart polymer gels.

Wearables provide myriad new ways to monitor patient health and wellbeing, but greatly increase the risk of our private data being lost, stolen, or manipulated.

Hitachi's proton-based particle beam therapy allows clinicians to use a concentrated beam that matches the shape of the treatment site.

ngineers at MIT have developed pressure-sensing photonic fibers that allow a caregiver to stretch a bandage until it matches the color for a desired pressure.

NYU-X recently developed their DRESS prototype to help people living with dementia by guiding them as they get dressed.

MU.JO combines smart exercise devices and cloud analytics to bring data-driven treatment to users across sports medicine and orthopaedics.

Healthcare engineering is an exciting field of innovation fusing cutting-edge sector technologies with innovative technologies from outside it.

SpecialEffect is a company combining engineering with video games to create unique solutions for gamers living with disabilities.

We sat down with Serena Best to learn about her work, what sparked her career in engineering, and her thoughts on starting a career in engineering.