New e-skin’s nerve-like impulses help to communicate with the brain
“Mechanoreceptors in human skin can sense the delicate weight of a [MORE]
Healing power of light-University of Ottawa team advances clear vision for eye repair
“An injectable biomaterial activated by pulses of low-energy [MORE]
Biodegradable metal screw implant for fixing broken bones
“The FDA has approved the use of a new metal screw, used to [MORE]
Super-sensitive bionic finger renders 3D images of what lies beneath
Researchers at “China’s Wuyi University [Jiangmen, Guangdong] have created a robotic [MORE]
3D Printing of self-assembling anofibrous multidomain peptide hydrogels
“In this work [Rice University], the printability of multidomain peptides (MDPs), a class [MORE]
Metal nanowires in capillaries
Engineers at North Carolina State University report “a micromolding-based method is reported for scalable printing of metal [MORE]
Magnetic field–driven particle assembly and jamming for bistable memory and response plasticity
Aalto University (Espoo Finland0 physicists “show plasticity of electroconductivity [MORE]
How Graphene Is Innovating the Medical Device Sector
“Medical implants, from artificial throats to stents and other surgical implants, are all [MORE]
Surgical dressing kills cancer cells, promotes healing
“A surgical dressing synthesized by an international research team enhances photothermal therapy following melanoma [MORE]
Bioengineered corneal tissue for minimally invasive vision restoration in advanced keratoconus
“We [ophthalmology and materials researchers at Linkoping University in Sweden] [MORE]
Pop-up Soft Robotic Arm for Endoscopic Procedures
Quoting directly: “We were able to design a device that can lie flat when [MORE]
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 fabric-based sensors for wearable robots
Lots of wearable sensors now exist, but this piece describes the advantages of [MORE]
Wearable muscles offer an impressive upper-body endurance boost
“This “Myoshirt” from ETH Zurich is designed as a vest, with cuffs for [MORE]