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STORM Lab at DDW 2014
May 2014. The STORM Lab was present at Digestive Disease Weeks 2014 with one oral presentation and two posters. The oral presentation was titled “In Vivo Colonic Insufflation via a Disposable CO2 Insufflation System”, while the posters were about a wireless tablet application for remote collaboration and training… Read MoreAugust 7, 2014
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The STORM Lab at the SmartAmerica EXPO
The STORM Lab exhibited capsule robot technologies at the SmartAmerica EXPO – June 11, 2014 Washington DC Convention Center. The Expo showcased and celebrated progress made by 24 technical teams who took up the challenge to envision integrated systems of cyber and physical technologies that could improve… Read MoreJune 4, 2014
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The first spin-off of the STORM Lab gets incorporated
After completing the NSF sponsored I-Corps program, Byron Smith founded EndoInSight, Inc., the first company spinning off from the STORM Lab. Byron and EndoInSight are participating to the Zeroto510 program at the Memphis Bioworks Business Incubator in Memphis, TN. EndoInSight is developing a disposable carbon… Read MoreJune 4, 2014
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Seminar at University of Melbourne
May 1, 2014. Pietro Valdastri was invited to give the talk “Magnetic capsule robots for gastrointestinal endoscopy and abdominal surgery” at the University of Melbourne, within the Mechanical Engineering Seminar Series. Read MoreJune 4, 2014
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The STORM Lab at the White House Smart America Challenge
The STORM Lab will participate in the SmartAmerica Challenge Summit in June 2014 at the White House as part of the Closed Loop Healthcare Team. The SmartAmerica Challenge is bringing together organizations with Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS) technology, programs, and test beds to demonstrate the potential to… Read MoreApril 4, 2014
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Addisu receives the NSF GRFP Fellowship
April 3, 2014. Addisu receives the 2014 National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) Fellowship! Congratulation from all the members of the STORM Lab!!!… Read MoreApril 4, 2014
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Engineering Ambassadors Network Workshop
March, 28-30. Vanderbilt University hosted the first workshop of the Engineering Ambassadors Node @ Vanderbilt. Fourteen Vanderbilt students were trained by Penn State educators and Vanderbilt advisors in giving effective presentations about STEM to middle and high school student. More details about the event here. More details about… Read MoreApril 4, 2014
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Wireless Palpation featured on the COVER of IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering
An image from the paper “Wireless Tissue Palpation for Intraoperative Detection of Lumps in Soft Tissue” by M. Beccani, C. Di Natali, L. Sliker, J. Schoen, M. E. Rentschler, P. Valdastri was selected to appear on the front cover of IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering [ COVER ] [… Read MoreJanuary 31, 2014