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Advance Claimed in Kidney Stone Treatment
A natural fruit extract could advance the treatment of kidney stones.
Biopolymers Bring Potential for Thermal-resistant Dairy Bottles
The biopolymers can be used to produce packaging for dairy products, such as fresh milk, shakes and yogurts with probiotics.
Hydrogel Patch May Improve Colorectal Cancer Treatment
A clinician could remove a tumor and apply a patch to the inner surface of the colon.
Biofilm Protects Mortar Against Damaging Moisture
While water droplets' contact angle is typically 30 degrees or less on untreated mortar, it is three times as high for drops on the hybrid mortar.
Licensing Deal Could See RoboGlove Developed for Health, Industrial Applications
The RoboGlove uses sensors, actuators and tendons that are comparable to the nerves, muscles and tendons in a human hand to allow the wearer to hold a grip longer and more comfortably.
Device May Help Combat Medics Save Lives
A new device may improve the success rate of emergency neck incision procedures performed by combat medics in the field.
Disposable, Optical Humidity Sensor Developed
Disposable optical sensor uses ultra-thin layers of graphene oxide films to monitor humidity levels of ambient air.
Fast, Automated Process to Quantify Water Content of Drugs
A new way to quantify water content in solid pharmaceutical drugs is said to be faster, cheaper and more accurate than conventional method.
Microneedles May Make Drug Monitoring Painless
A microneedle patch collects and analyzes skin fluids to determine antibiotic levels in the bloodstream.
Graphene Sheet Cleans Water Using Sunlight
Graphene oxide sheets transform dirty water into drinking water, and also can desalinate salt water.
Biohybrid Robot Built from Sea Creature and a 3D-Printed Body
The sea slug is durable down to its cells, making it capable of withstanding substantial changes in temperature, salinity and more.
Robotic Massage Therapist Relieves Athletes' Pain
"Emma" consists of a six-axis robotic arm capable of highly articulated movements, a 3D stereoscopic camera for vision and a customized and a rotatable 3D-printed massage tip.
Low-temperature Process Could Add to Milk's Shelf Life
Treatment lowered bacterial levels below detection limits and extended shelf life to up to 63 days.
Mussel Inspires Creation of Biologically Active Titanium Surface
Japanese scientists have successfully attached a biologically active molecule to a titanium surface, paving the way for implants that can be more biologically beneficial.
Penn Engineers Develop $2 Portable Zika Test
Rapid, accurate diagnosis is especially important for pregnant women who may be infected. However, the only currently approved tests for the virus require highly sensitive laboratory equipment.
Household Fuels Exceed Power Plants and Cars as Sources of Beijing Smog
Households account for about 18% of total energy use in the Beijing region but produce 50% of black carbon emissions and 69% of organic carbon emissions.
Hydrogel That Doesn't Dry Out Could Be Used for Artificial Skin
The researchers took inspiration for the design from human skin, which is composed of an outer epidermis layer bonded to an underlying dermis layer.
Smart Thread Provides Route for Medical Diagnosis
The thread-based diagnostic platform could be an effective substrate for a new generation of implantable diagnostic devices and wearable health monitors.
Glucose-Monitoring Technique Relies on Optical Technology
Standard glucose-monitoring techniques such as finger-prick methods are somewhat of a guessing game because they cannot achieve continuous monitoring of a patient’s blood-glucose levels.
"Smart" Prosthetic Limb Earns Top UK Engineering Award
The Linx uses a network of sensors across both the knee and foot that act like human nerves, continuously collecting data on the user, activity, environment and terrain.