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Voice app screens for COVID and Parkinson’s disease
Need early detection of Parkinson’s disease and COVID-19? There’s an app for that.
Self-sterilizing film kill viruses using room lights
The Queen’s University Belfast team suggests that the self-sterilizing film could be used to replace disposable plastic films used in the healthcare industry and also used on surfaces in food production factories.
First UV moisture-curing medical adhesive
In addition to its primary curing — UV crosslinking — this adhesive also offers secondary moisture post-curing.
Cornell mircrobots smaller than the head of an ant
The solar-powered microbots feature an onboard microprocessor "brain" that enables the robots to walk without being externally controlled.
Caterpillar-inspired millirobot eyed for biomedical applications
Altering various factors — the composition of ammonium sulfate, the thickness of the gel or the strength of the magnetic field for instance — could potentially enable researchers to fine tune the properties of the gel.
Robo-capsule delivers drugs directly to the gut
In the swine model, the RoboCap reportedly increased drug permeability for both the insulin and the vancomycin by more than 10 times.
Shape-shifting robots can split apart, reassemble
The robots are composed of a ferrofluid featuring magnetic iron oxide nanoparticles suspended in clear oil. According to the researchers, the robots are controlled using magnets.
This sticker could detect cystic fibrosis
Can a sticker help to detect cystic fibrosis quicker than current equipment?
Sensitive optical sensing tool for medical, industrial use
The design combines the advantages of the two types of interferometers currently available, making it both compact and highly sensitive.
Mask detects respiratory pathogens surrounding the wearer in just minutes
The mask is designed to quickly detect the presence of respiratory pathogens responsible for COVID-19 and H1N1 influenza, among others, that are spread via small droplets and aerosols released by infected people.
Bloodless, painless tattoo patch developed by Georgia Tech
The patch features microneedles smaller than grains of sand that encase tattoo ink in a dissolvable matrix.
Stanford University wearable device measures changing size of tumors
The device, dubbed the “Flexible Autonomous Sensor measuring Tumors,” or FAST, is a small autonomous device that features stretchable and flexible sensors that adhere to the skin and measure the changing size of tumors.
Coating acts quick against bacteria, viruses, lasts for months
Engineers and immunologists at the University of Michigan demonstrated that their new coating, applied to everyday items such as cell phone screens, keyboards and cutting boards, was capable of destroying SARS-CoV-2, E. coli, MRSA and various other pathogens in the lab.
Video: Fast testing smart sensor kits
The SCD40 and SCD41 CO2 sensor enables innovative applications to improve indoor air quality.
Regaining the ability to walk independently
Patients with neuromuscular disorders can regain mobility with an exoskeleton equipped with an innovative all-in-one component motor and torque sensor from FAULHABER.
A sweet approach to wearable electrode design
The key to the highly conformable medical electrode design is the commercially available sugar cube.
Metaholograms for detecting light exposure
According to its developers, metaholograms — which are composed of metamaterials — display various holographic images based on the direction of incident light, which is the light that falls on a subject.
UC Davis awards assistant professors for astonishing medical innovation
These projects on multi-species viral inhibition as well as brain-implanted speech devices are life-changing biomedical advancements.
Vending-machine like robot returns COVID-19 test results in under an hour
The vending machine-like robot collects oral swab samples and offers patients polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test results without having to send samples to the lab.
Shielding against viruses with new sprayable coating
The sprayable coating, which is sustainable over a period of time, works in two ways, according to its developers.