David F Salisbury

Vanderbilt University

Vanderbilt undergraduate Thomas Metke demonstrates the ultrathin energy harvesting device which is taped across his elbow. As he flexes his arm the current the device generates is displayed on the computer display.

Harvest Electricity from Human Motion

Imagine slipping into a shirt that powers your cell phone even when you are sitting.

A look at the prototype adaptive PCR device. The small sample in the center is illuminated by an ultraviolet laser on the right and varying levels of fluorescence are detected by the spectrophotometer on the left and are used to control the DNA duplication process.

Handheld DNA Duplicator Could Be Life Saver

Prototype would shrink current desktop machines to handheld devices that could be used in the field to provide early diagnoses.

This is an Indego powered exoskeleton.

FDA Approves Exoskeleton

The device acts like an external skeleton. It straps in tightly around the torso. Rigid supports are strapped to the legs and extend from the hip to the knee and from the knee to the foot.