Dr. Jerome Lynch and fellow Wentao Wang, Office of Naval Research (IMAGE)

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Dr. Jerome Lynch and fellow Wentao Wang, Office of Naval Research

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Dr. Jerome Lynch (right), an engineering professor at the University of Michigan, discusses the results of an experiment with research fellow Wentao Wang. The Office of Naval Research is sponsoring Lynch's work on the Monitoring OsseoIntegrated Prostheses (MOIP)-a "smart" artificial leg equipped with specially designed sensors to monitor walking gait, alert users to prosthetic wear and tear, and warn of potential infection risk.

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Joseph Xu/Senior Multimedia Content Producer, University of Michigan - College of Engineering

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