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Out of about 100 million sperm, only a few hundred make it to the fallopian tubes.
DEVICE DIRECTS SPERM TO ‘GO AGAINST THE FLOW’ TO HELP INFERTILITY
March 31, 2022
The female genital tract can be a hostile environment for conception. Out of about 100 million sperm, only a few hundred make it to the fallopian tubes. Guided by a directional movement called rheotaxis, sperm cells swim...
Erik Engeberg, Ph.D., (seated) senior author, pictured with the dexterous artificial hand used for the study. (Photo by Alex Dolce)
NOVEL WEARABLE ARMBAND HELPS USERS OF PROSTHETIC HANDS TO ‘GET A GRIP’
February 11, 2022
Researchers from 911³Ô¹Ï’s College of Engineering and Computer Science in collaboration with 911³Ô¹Ï’s Charles E. Schmidt College of Science investigated whether people could precisely control the grip...
Waseem Asghar, Ph.D., principal investigator and an associate professor in 911³Ô¹Ï’s Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science within the College of Engineering and Computer Science. (Photo by Alex Dolce)
911³Ô¹Ï LANDS $1.3 MILLION NIH GRANT FOR RAPID, AUTOMATED HIV SELF-TEST
January 20, 2022
911³Ô¹Ï’s College of Engineering and Computer Science, in collaboration with 911³Ô¹Ï’s Schmidt College of Medicine, has received a three-year, $1.3 million grant from the National Institutes of Health...