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Bionic “Finger” Used for Imaging

Super-sensitive bionic finger renders 3D images of what lies beneath
Researchers at “China’s Wuyi University [Jiangmen, Guangdong] have created a robotic [MORE]

Novel Peptide Hydrogels

3D Printing of self-assembling anofibrous multidomain peptide hydrogels
“In this work [Rice University], the printability of multidomain peptides (MDPs), a class [MORE]

Soft Electronic Circuits in a Contact Lens

Metal nanowires in capillaries
Engineers at North Carolina State University report “a micromolding-based method is reported for scalable printing of metal [MORE]

“Intelligent Materials”

Magnetic field–driven particle assembly and jamming for bistable memory and response plasticity
 Aalto University (Espoo Finland0 physicists “show plasticity of electroconductivity [MORE]

Graphene in Medicine

How Graphene Is Innovating the Medical Device Sector
“Medical implants, from artificial throats to stents and other surgical implants, are all [MORE]

Surgical Dressing Promotes Regeneration without Cancer

Surgical dressing kills cancer cells, promotes healing
“A surgical dressing synthesized by an international research team enhances photothermal therapy following melanoma [MORE]

A Bioengineered Cornea

Bioengineered corneal tissue for minimally invasive vision restoration in advanced keratoconus
“We [ophthalmology and materials researchers at Linkoping University in Sweden] [MORE]

Harvard’s Robotic Arm for Endoscopic Surgery

Pop-up Soft Robotic Arm for Endoscopic Procedures
Quoting directly: “We were able to design a device that can lie flat when [MORE]

A Wound Monitoring Bandage

 
Sensor areas on the Flusitex bandage will glow when exposed to UV if wound is chronic
Swiss engineers have designed a [MORE]

Soft and Stretchy Wearable Monitors

Soft and stretchy fabric-based sensors for wearable robots
Lots of wearable sensors now exist, but this piece describes the advantages of [MORE]

Wearable Muscles

Wearable muscles offer an impressive upper-body endurance boost
“This “Myoshirt” from ETH Zurich is designed as a vest, with cuffs for [MORE]

Printing a “Metabot”

3D printed Metabot
“A breakthrough development enabled the entire mechanical and electronic systems needed to operate a robot to be manufactured [MORE]

Inhibiting Hospital Acquired Infections without Antibiotics

 
Coating on catheter (left) inhibits bacterial growth
UCLA engineers have created a material that inhibits bacterial growth on catheters, stents, heart [MORE]

Low Cost Wearable Nitrogen Dioxide Sensor

 
Intrinsically breathable and flexible NO2 Gas sensors
“The surge in air pollution and respiratory diseases across the globe has spurred significant [MORE]