# 83. Ultrasound Scanning Stickers & Autonomous Protein Discovery

- Show: [The Next Byte Podcast](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-next-byte-podcast)
- Published: 2022-08-16
- Length: 32m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-next-byte-podcast/2022-08-16-83-ultrasound-scanning-stickers-autonomous-protein-discovery
- Listen: https://the-next-byte-wevolver.simplecast.com/episodes/83-ultrasound-scanning-stickers-autonomous-protein-discovery-u1Wezbko

## Summary

Hosts Daniel and Forbode discuss an MIT innovation: a postage-stamp-sized ultrasound sticker featuring rigid transducers embedded in elastomer layers to maintain image quality and hydration during long-term wear. They then examine a Princeton and Rutgers collaboration that uses machine learning and Hamilton M Star liquid handling robots to autonomously discover stable protein interactions, accelerating drug and material development. The hosts highlight how this automation solves trial-and-error bottlenecks in chemistry, enabling the discovery of molecules far more effective than human-designed ones.

## Chapters

- [0:55](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-next-byte-podcast/2022-08-16-83-ultrasound-scanning-stickers-autonomous-protein-discovery#t=55) Introduction: MIT Ultrasound Sticker
- [3:25](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-next-byte-podcast/2022-08-16-83-ultrasound-scanning-stickers-autonomous-protein-discovery#t=205) Engineering the Sticker: Rigid Transducers and Elastomers
- [8:14](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-next-byte-podcast/2022-08-16-83-ultrasound-scanning-stickers-autonomous-protein-discovery#t=494) Applications: Athlete Monitoring and Digital Twins
- [13:38](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-next-byte-podcast/2022-08-16-83-ultrasound-scanning-stickers-autonomous-protein-discovery#t=818) Introduction: Autonomous Protein Discovery
- [17:25](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-next-byte-podcast/2022-08-16-83-ultrasound-scanning-stickers-autonomous-protein-discovery#t=1045) Machine Learning and the Hamilton M Star Robot
- [24:54](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-next-byte-podcast/2022-08-16-83-ultrasound-scanning-stickers-autonomous-protein-discovery#t=1494) Speed and Efficacy: Weeks to Days
- [29:41](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-next-byte-podcast/2022-08-16-83-ultrasound-scanning-stickers-autonomous-protein-discovery#t=1781) Tangent: Creative Food Pairings and AI

## Topics

- [Medical & health devices](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/medical-devices)
- [AI & machine learning](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/ai-and-machine-learning)
- [Robotics & autonomy](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/robotics-and-autonomy)

## Most relevant to

early-stage companies

## Mentioned

- MIT (company)
- Hamilton M Star (tool)

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