Forecast 2014: this year will be a good one for biomedical engineering—thanks to breakthrough technologies and unprecedented funding opportunities

When it comes to predicting the future, everyone has their own approach. Weather forecasters track changing pressure systems, economists study the markets, and doctors wrestle with patient risk factors. And here at IEEE Pulse? Over the last few months, we?ve talked to experts in the field, asked IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society members for input, and scanned through the past year?s research breakthroughs to identify what we think might be the hottest biomedical engineering areas to watch in 2014.