HEADLINES ARCHIVE
Bio-Ink Could Allow for the Production of Tissues for Surgical Implants
The new bio-ink contains two polymer components: a natural polymer extracted from seaweed and a sacrificial synthetic polymer used in the medical industry.
Vaccine Cooler Aims to Help Preserve Lives
UK engineers developed a cost-effective cold box to preserve vaccines for more than a month using only ice and no external power source.
Breakthrough Robot Designs That Tap Fluid Power
Fluid power is breathing life into a trio of designs aimed at advancing robot technology.
Just Like Real: Advances in Prosthetic Limbs
Wearers soon may control prosthetic limbs the way most everyone controls their natural arms and legs; without a thought.
Bioactive Film Improves How Implants Bond with Bone
The advance could improve the success rate of polymer implants, which are often used in spinal surgeries.
Imaging System Combines Two Modalities with Portability
Hybrid molecular imaging system is also portable.
Electricity Gives Jolt to Green Chemistry
A common chemical reaction can now be achieved using inexpensive, safe chemicals and good old-fashioned electrochemistry.
Micro-Rockets Aim for Safe Drug Delivery
Tiny biodegradable silk swimmers might be used for targeted drug delivery inside the body.
Solar-Powered Oxygen Delivery May Be a Lifesaver
Renewable energy technology converges with medical care to treat children suffering from pneumonia in resource-limited settings.
Mesh Wraps Heart in Electromechanical Hug
Cardiac pacemakers might one day be replaced by a newly created electrical mesh.
Wireless Heart Pump with No Blood Contact
A wireless cardiac support system encircles the aorta to help weak hearts beat.
Zero Gravity Test 3D-Prints Cardiac Structures
A 3d bioprinter is under development for organ and tissue manufacture in orbit.
Threading the Way to Touch-Sensitive Robots
The researchers have used their smart threads to build two- and three-dimensional arrays that accurately detect pressures similar to those that real people and robots might be exposed to.
Ship-to-Shore Drone Delivery to Demonstrate Lifesaving Aid Capability
Nevada-based drone delivery company Flirtey will fly medical samples between an improvised onshore relief camp and a test facility on a vessel stationed off the coast.
Lens-Free Microscope Could Be Used for Point-of-Care Diagnosis
In recent years, research has focused on developing microscopes without optical lenses or objectives that could offer unprecedented field of view while maintaining fair sensitivity and resolution.
Exoskeleton Aids Children’s Mobility
A scaled-down exoskeleton gives mobility to children with spinal muscular atrophy.
Safer Bone Marrow Transplants
Safer approach to bone marrow transplants uses antibodies instead of chemotherapy and radiation.
Microplastics Dramatically Affect Fish Development and Behavior, Study Finds
Microplastic particles affect not only an animal's physiology, but also its natural behaviors, such as feeding choices, activity rates and predator avoidance strategies.
Creating a Window to the Gut's "Brain"
Despite its importance, very little is known about the enteric nervous system, such as how it responds to medications or what can go wrong with it to cause disease.
Copper Shines as Fat Burner
The health benefits of copper continue to be unearthed.