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Shape-Shifting Sensor for Internal Body Probing
Shape Shifting Sensor
How is it possible today to tell if an artificial hip prosthetic has become infected? Pain, redness, swelling, [MORE]
Toxin Absorbing Nanosponges to Control MRSA
Liangfang Zhang Nanoengineer UCSC
To control bacterial toxins at an infection site, scientists at the University of California, San Diego, created [MORE]
da Vinci Robot, Suturing a Grape
da Vinci Robot
How fine is the suturing with a surgical robot? How minimally invasive can a surgical robot be? The [MORE]
Automated Tumor Cell Cytometry
ICT-IMM Automated Counting Tumor Cell in Blood
Anticancer drugs and radiation resemble old-fashioned naval gunfire—one shot short and one shot long [MORE]
The Geometry of Medical Implants
Sphere-Shaped Medical Implants
In studying how to design pancreatic islet cells encapsulated in alginate, for treating Type 1 diabetes, scientists at [MORE]
Cardiovascular Conditions Among Current Olympic Athletes
Olympic Athletes
What does it say about human health when 7.3% of the world’s elite athletes have underlying cardiovascular conditions? Out [MORE]
Incredible “Loop-Wheel” Wheelchair
Shock-Absorbing Loopwheels for Wheelchairs
One reason people use wheelchairs is deteriorating vertebrae and even a slight bounce in the chair can [MORE]