Poetry for Engineers: Cyborg Laboratory

This is the place where you face yourself,
the you that could be you with a few
different parts, a pump for your heart,
eyes off color, and fresh off the shelf
fake hair (a bit obvious), skin smoothed.
You’re not perfect, but it’s a good start.

Down to small digits, you’ll be improved.
Memory maintained by small motors,
as long as these gizmos don’t glitch.
What’s before you? Full…

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Developers: Get Your Medical Mobile App Verified By IEEE

Patients who use mobile applications to manage medical conditions including depression and chronic pain might assume the apps have been evaluated by regulatory agencies to be safe and effective. But that isn’t necessarily the case.

Most of the more than 55,000 medical apps that claim to diagnose or treat a condition—or ones that provide clinical decision support, known as “therapeutic”…

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Young Professional’s AI Tool Spots Mental Health Conditions

Abhishek Appaji has committed his career to bringing lifesaving technology to underresourced communities. The IEEE senior member weaves together artificial intelligence, biomedical engineering, deep learning, and neuroscience to make doctors’ jobs easier and to improve patient outcomes.

“The intersection of these fields is where the most impactful breakthroughs in diagnostic precision…

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Xiangyi Cheng Is Bringing AR to Classrooms and Hospitals

When Xiangyi Cheng published her first journal paper as a principal investigator in __IEEE Access__ in 2024, it marked more than a professional milestone. For Cheng, an IEEE member and an assistant professor of mechanical engineering at Loyola Marymount University, in Los Angeles, it was the latest waypoint in a career shaped by curiosity, persistence, and a belief that technology should…

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