Lip Stick

Cocktail stick injuries--the dangers of half a stick.

Preventing needle-stick injury.

Stabilizing stick-slip friction.

Even the most regular stick-slip frictional sliding is always stochastic, with irregularity in both the intervals between slip events and the sizes of the associated stress drops. Applying small-amplitude oscillations to the shear force, we show, experimentally and theoretically, that the stick-slip periods synchronize. We further show that this phase locking is related to the inhibition of slo...

Finger-Stick Glucose Monitoring

S ince its introduction three decades ago, self-monitoring of blood glucose (SMBG) using finger-stick blood samples, test strips, and portable meters has aided diabetes management, principally by enabling patients— particularly those treated with insulin—to become full partners along with health professionals in striving for excellent glycemic control. Over time the use of glucose meters has be...

Sonar Walking Stick

The ability to aid the visually impaired is a field that has the potential to advance itself with the improvement of technology. Many of these products that assist those in need can cost up to $650, which is an expense that not everybody in need can afford. This means that the technology doesn't get into the hands of all those who need the devices. The sonar walking stick designed in this repor...