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Not Just Rockets

By: Taniya Jose & Tanvi Kapil
  • Summary

  • Hey there! If you're reading this and you're interested in all there is to know about medicine, engineering or both, then you've come to the right place! Tune in every Sunday to learn more about new inventions (including our own crazy ideas) in the field of biomedical engineering. Follow us on Instagram at: @notjustrockets
    Taniya Jose & Tanvi Kapil
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Episodes
  • S2E4: MedTech in Media 2: Big Hero 6
    Oct 22 2023

    Hey there! Welcome to episode 2 of our MedTech in Media series. This week, we talk about Baymax from Big Hero 6; a robotic nurse that is just as adorable as it is impressive.


    All the links and sources that made this episode possible are listed below:

    https://www.elveflow.com/microfluidic-reviews/general-microfluidics/soft-robot/

    https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7438463/

    https://www.cs.cmu.edu/~cga/bighero6/

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uNfUAJBuZ0s


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    27 mins
  • S2E3: LASIK
    Oct 15 2023

    Hey there! This week, we talk about another interesting application of technology in healthcare, its origins, and loads of other exciting stuff!

    All the links and sources that made this episode possible are listed below:

    https://www.lasereyecenter.com/the-accidental-discovery-of-lasik-eye-surgery/

    https://www.laservision.co.uk/history-refractive-surgery/

    https://www.aao.org/eye-health/treatments/lasik

    https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/laser-eye-surgery-and-lens-surgery/



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    24 mins
  • S2E2: MedTech in Media 1 (ft. Marcus Mata)
    Oct 1 2023

    Hey there! This is the first of our MedTech in Media series - science podcast turned book/movie club. Nobody says we can't do both! This week we cover "Children of Time" by Adrian Tchaikovsky with special guest Marcus Mata.


    All the links and sources that made this episode possible are listed below:

    https://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2022/nov/gene-therapy-targeting-overactive-brain-cells-could-treat-neurological-disorders

    https://www.beckman.com/support/faq/research/what-are-viral-vectors

    https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7194323/https://www.mayoclinic.org/tests-procedures/gene-therapy/about/pac-20384619

    https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-elephants-don-rsquo-t-get-cancer/

    https://www.buzzfeed.com/christopherhudspeth/louis-le-prince-unsolved-disappearance

    https://blog.benco.com/2021/01/28/electrifying-deadly-developments/

    https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/medicine-and-dentistry/human-adenovirus-5

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    28 mins

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