POSTS TAGGED AS magnetic fields

New Approach for Cellular Surgery

Nano-robotic scalpel swarm shreds brain cancer cells from the inside
“Building on previous work, researchers at the University of Toronto Robotics [MORE]

Magnetically Controlled Microrobots

Mechanically interlocked 3D multi-material micromachines
Engineers at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH Zurich) have developed microbots that can swim [MORE]

A Microrobotic “White Blood Cell”

 
Robotic white blood cells deliver drugs directly to cancer cells
Max Planck Institute bioengineers have built microparticle drug-delivering artificial white blood [MORE]

Wearable Magnetoencephalography (MEG)

Wearable Brain Scanner New MEG Helmet
Magnetoencephalography is a technology that measures electrical transmission within the brain based on tiny (i.e. [MORE]

Detecting Nerve Impulses from Outside the Body, at Room Temperature

Optical Magnetometre
Before this gets too exciting, realize that this piece refers to measuring the sciatic nerve impulse of a frog’s [MORE]

Magnetically-Guided Imaging Agent

Silicon Mesoporous Particle
Nanoparticles containing iron oxide not only provide improved imaging, but also can be manipulated inside the body by [MORE]

Mini-Sensor for Detecting Heartbeat

It’s hard to imagine that a human heartbeat can create a local disturbance in the Earth’s magnetic field, but, [MORE]