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Armstrong Featured by Gannett News
Brian T. Weaver, P.E. and Steve A. Rundell, Ph.D., P.E., featured in a Gannett news article regarding the new Detroit Office. This engineering application known as “injury causation analysis” can be...
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Are Smaller Dummies Smarter?
The Washington Post examines the move towards using smaller ‘females’ crash test dummies. Consumer advocates say the female dummy’s subpar performance in some top-selling vehicles reveals a need to...
View ArticleFemur Fracture Due to Train Impact
Dr. Eric G. Meyer with William Addis, a senior in biomedical engineering, preformed femur fracture testing on April 18. They did 12 experiments at Henry Ford Museum with Matt Goodwin the Roundhouse...
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Gaming Technology Used to Improve Auto Safety
Wired reports on new technologies for crash dummies. “With 33,000 people in the U.S. dying last year in collisions, there’s a disconnect between crash test results and what underserved people are...
View ArticleMercedes C Class Small Overlap Front Test
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety has a new ‘Small Overlap’ test to evaluate automotive safety. Here is the Mercedes C class.
View ArticleNew Crash Test Examines Frontal Crashes
The Insurance Institute For Highway Safety has a new crash test to evaluate frontal crashes. “Nearly every new car performs well in other frontal crash tests conducted by the Institute and the federal...
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Spinal Stimulation Gets Paralyzed Patients Moving
Spinal stimulation: In both animal and human experiments, researchers are using electricity to restore function to paralyzed lower limbs. IEEE reports. Neuroscientist Susan Harkema at the University...
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Amputee Successfully Feels Prosthetic Grip Strength Via Arm Electrodes
For decades, amputees have been able to open and close prosthetic hands by twitching muscles and activating a superficial electromyogram (sEMG), but they had no way of feeling what the prosthetic was...
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Unlock Your Car Or Computer With This Heartbeat-Tracking Wristband
The Nymi wristband replaces passwords with a truly unique identifier: your body’s own rhythms. Fast Company views this story. One of the newest alternatives for authentication, coming out later this...
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Electrical Spine Stimulation Helps Paralyzed Patients Regain Some Movement
Four individuals diagnosed as having complete paralysis of the legs were able to intentionally move their knees, ankles, and toes while undergoing electrical stimulation of the spinal cord, according...
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