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University of Nebraska - Lincoln

Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering: News Releases

2004

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High-Resolution Touch Sensor Could Be Boon To Cancer Surgeons, Others Jan 2004

High-Resolution Touch Sensor Could Be Boon To Cancer Surgeons, Others

Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering: News Releases

Lincoln, Neb., June 8, 2006 -- One of the trickiest decisions facing a cancer surgeon today is where to stop cutting. The surgeon doesn't want to stop too soon and leave cancer cells in the patient's body, but he or she also doesn't want to take too many cells and do unnecessary damage to organs. That decision could soon be made much easier, though, thanks to a high-resolution touch sensor developed by chemical engineers at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln that may allow surgeons to tell at the level of a single layer of cells whether or not they have excised …


Teaching Engineering Courses With Workbooks, Yaşar Demirel Jan 2004

Teaching Engineering Courses With Workbooks, Yaşar Demirel

Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering: News Releases

Society expects that a modem college education will turn out students who are analytical. intellectually curious, culturally aware, employable, and capable of leadership. Some important skills needed for all degree programs are problem solving, communication (written and oral), team or group work, learning and information processing, and technology. Instructors feel rewarded and satisfied when they sense that they have made a difference in the life of a student.