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Remote Controlled Surgical Devices in the Planning

Magnetic activators
MIT researchers have created a magnetic ink and used it to 3-D print a surgical tool prototype that can [MORE]

Hand-Held Robotic Drill for Most Delicate Surgery

Cochlea surgical drill
Though the Brunels became the first family of British civil engineers by drilling the River Thames Tunnel in [MORE]

Synthetic T Cells

T Cells
According to this piece, researchers at UCLA’s dental school were able to create soft, flexible microparticles that mimic functional [MORE]

Heat-Activated Immunotherapy

 
Heat-sensitive genetic switch for T cell
Georgia Tech bioengineers have developed means to control T-cells activity in cancer therapy.  They introduced a [MORE]

A “Culture Mold” for Growing Heart Cells

Lab Made Cardiomyocytes
Inducing early stem cells to become a specific tissue cell type is no easy business, but a research [MORE]

A Tooth Sensor Measures Sugar, Salt and Alcohol Intake

Tooth Sensor
“Researchers at Tufts University have developed an amazing new sensor, only 2 millimeters on a side, that can be [MORE]

Automatic Breast Density Measurement

MAMMOMAT Revelation
Quoting directly: “Siemens Healthineers has just received FDA clearance for its MAMMOMAT Revelation. It is the first mammography system [MORE]

A Non-Invasive Gluco-Scanner

Glucoscanner
A group of Italian ex-pats scientists living in Japan have developed a non-invasive glucose scanner that relies on IR light [MORE]

Nanoplasmonic Sensor

Nanosensor
“Researchers at the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology in Japan have developed a nanoplasmonic sensor that can measure cell [MORE]

A Pacemaker for the Lungs

Respiratory Pacemaker
Respicardia (Minnetonka, MN) has now implanted a breathing “pacemaker” in its first clinically approved patient. The device stimulates the [MORE]

Regenerative Medicine for Baldness

Hair Follicle Germs
Yokohama National University scientists have shown how it is possible to mass produce “hair follicle germs” for implantation. [MORE]

Biomarker Preservation at Room Temperature

Transport of Specimens without Refrigeration
Quoting directly: “Scientists at Washington University in St. Louis have developed a method to preserve protein [MORE]

LLNL’ Brain Chip

Brain-on-a-Chip
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory is best known for developing advanced technologies for national security (i.e. nuclear weapons). But actually, it [MORE]

Nanowire Brush Collects Cancer Biomarkers in Urine

Extracellular Vesicle Capture
Last week, we had a piece from Aalto University in Finland about a plasmonic biosensor that detects exosomes [MORE]