Search for: MERS

Companion robot to support primary care providers

Intuition Robotics announced a significant expansion of ElliQ, their AI-driven companion robot, to enable the extension of primary care teams' presence into older adults' homes.

Digital twin for personalized therapies

Virtual doppelgangers could one day revolutionize medicine: Researchers are developing a digital twin, which should facilitate the development of personalized therapies.

Do social robots deserve our appreciation?

A bioethicist argues that Western societies could benefit from acknowledging social robots' relational value.

3D printing nanoresonators

Researchers illustrated an innovative approach to developing miniaturized and multifunctional sensors.

AI Eve augments genetic tests

AI model called EVE shows remarkable capacity to interpret the meaning of gene variants in humans as benign or disease-causing.

Mixed reality enhances brain surgery

A research program explores the use of mixed reality for enabling surgeons to identify brain tumors quickly and precisely.

Fast and cheap detection of SARS-CoV-2 with biosensors

Researchers have produced a low-cost device to detect SARS-CoV-2 with biosensors.

AI automates radiation therapy planning

Engineering researchers have developed automation software that aims to cut the time of developing radiation therapy plans down to mere hours.

Graphene used to detect COVID-19 quickly

Researchers have used graphene to detect the SARS-CoV-2 virus in laboratory experiments. It could be a breakthrough in coronavirus detection, with potential applications in the fight against COVID-19 and its variants.

Self-aware materials for living structures

Researchers at University of Pittsburgh have developed a revolutionary scalable material that senses and powers itself.

A soft electronic material for human-machine-interfacing

Researchers have developed a new material that can facilitate a near-perfect merger between machines and the human body for diagnostics and treatment.

Brain-computer interface turns mental handwriting into text

Scientists have used an implanted sensor to record the brain signals associated with handwriting, and used those signals to create text on a computer in real time.

Augmented reality helps to see, feel and understand

X-ray vision, context-sensitive guidance, coordinator, training assistant and more: augmented reality (AR) has hit the OR.

AI makes great microscopes better than ever

Machine learning helps some of the best microscopes to see better, work faster, and process more data.

Robot touch makes you feel better

People who were touched by a humanoid robot while conversing with it subsequently reported a better emotional state and were more likely to comply with a request from the robot.

How blockchain can help the homeless

Researchers say new technology solutions such as blockchain can be used to keep important health care information of homeless people secure and portable.

3D biocomposites can repair large bone defects

Loosening hip implants can cause major damage to the bone and a simple replacement won’t suffice to carry the load during movements. Researchers have turned to bioprinting to solve this problem.

Antibiotics embedded in 3D printed implants used to regenerate damaged bone

Researchers have fabricated 3D scaffold implants containing antibiotics at high temperatures. These scaffolds support bone regeneration and manage the bone infections.

Medtronic taps augmented reality 'flight simulators' for surgery

Medtronic partners with Surgical Theater to provide the first augmented reality platform for use in real-rime during complex cranial procedures.

AI could crack the language of cancer

Powerful algorithms used by Netflix, Amazon and Facebook can ‘predict’ the biological language of cancer and neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's.

Smart biosensor to explore the biomolecular world

Scientists have developed AI-powered nanosensors that let researchers track various kinds of biological molecules without disturbing them.

Fortnite and Zelda can up your surgical game

Video games offer students obvious respite from the stresses of studies and, now, a study has found they could benefit surgical skills training.

New class of quantum dots primed for imaging

A new class of quantum dots opens a range of practical applications, including medical imaging and diagnostics and quantum communication.

Leveraging 5G networks to power IoT devices

Researchers have uncovered a way to tap into the over-capacity of 5G networks, turning them into "a wireless power grid" for powering Internet of Things devices.

A paper-based living device for detecting biological signals

Researchers have designed a cellular device capable of detecting and processing biological signals outside the laboratory.

8 autonomous robots for disinfecting surfaces

In this third part of our ongoing series, we present eight additional systems that are currently being deployed to decontaminate and sanitize surfaces.

Using AI to generate 3D holograms in real-time

A new method called tensor holography could enable the creation of holograms for virtual reality, 3D printing, medical imaging, and more — and it can run on a smartphone.

COVID-19: AI models not yet suitable for clinical use

Researchers have found that out of the more than 300 COVID-19 machine learning models are not suitable for detecting or diagnosing COVID-19 from standard medical imaging.

An all-in-one health monitor

Engineers have developed a skin patch that can continuously track blood pressure and heart rate while measuring the wearer’s levels of glucose as well as lactate.

Biomaterials for virus-fighting surfaces

Scientists are working toward advances that, using nanotechnology, could lead to a hospital bed or doorknob that naturally destroys viruses.

Dynamic 3D printing process features a light-driven twist

Engineers have developed a new method that uses light to improve 3D printing speed and precision while also, in combination with a high-precision robot arm, providing the freedom to move, rotate, or dilate each layer as the structure is being built.

Using wearables to keep babies healthy

Researchers at the WVU School of Medicine explored how a wearable device called WHOOP could be used to monitor pregnant women’s resting heart rate and heart rate variability.

A bifunctional biosensor detects COVID-19

How fast could SARS-CoV-2 be detected? Researchers have developed an accurate, high-speed, and portable detector for COVID-19.

Face mask sensor to detect COVID-19

Researchers are developing a color-changing test strip that can be stuck on a mask and used to detect SARS-CoV-2 in a user’s breath or saliva.

A laser-steering microrobot for surgeons

A microrobotic opto-electro-mechanical device able to steer a laser beam with high speed and a large range of motion could enhance the possibilities of minimally invasive surgeries.

Bionic touch does not remap the brain

Neuroscientists have demonstrated that the brain does not remap itself even with long-term bionic limb use, posing challenges for the development of realistic prosthetic limbs.

7 mobile disinfection robots for medical environments

The following seven robotic systems are either currently being deployed or developed for the fight against the coronavirus.

Breath gas analysis detects cancer

Researchers are developing solutions designed to enable the analysis of breath gas to assist with the diagnosis of disease.

Augmented intelligence advances robotic surgery

TransEnterix, Inc. announced that a hospital in New Jersey successfully completed its first surgical procedures using the Intelligent Surgical UnitTM.

Machine learning speeds up bioscaffold development

A dose of artificial intelligence can speed the development of 3D-printed bioscaffolds that help injuries heal.

Surgery robots set to learn how to better assist

The objective of the AIMRobot project is to pave the way for the next generation of robotic surgery systems capable of autonomy.

Smart surgery - from technical fascination to clinical reality

Artificial intelligence is developing at an enormous speed and intelligent instruments will profoundly change surgery and medical interventions.

Monitoring sleep positions for a healthy rest

Researchers have developed a wireless, private way to monitor a person’s sleep postures using reflected radio signals from a small device mounted on a bedroom wall.

‘Cyborg’ tech could enable merger of humans and AI

Although true “cyborgs” — part human, part robotic beings — are science fiction, researchers are taking steps toward integrating electronics with the body.

'Biases’: AI’s limitations in coronavirus response

AI is playing a key role in the Covid-19 response, but it could also be exacerbating inequalities within our health systems – a critical concern that is dragging the technology’s limitations back into the spotlight.

AI system for recognition of hand gestures

Scientists have developed an AI system that recognises hand gestures by combining skin-like electronics with computer vision.

Humanoid hands create safer human-robotics interactions

Engineers have designed and developed a novel humanoid hand that may be able to help.

AI predicts breast cancer risk factors

Researchers report innovative use of machine learning to help understand the interplay of genetic and other breast cancer risk factors.

AI tool speeds up COVID-19 research

Computer scientists are aiming to speed up treatments and vaccines for COVID-19 — by making researchers’ jobs easier.

9 disinfection robots fighting the coronavirus

Surfaces contaminated with SARS-CoV-2 pose a grave threat to the safety of staff and patients. To minimize the risks for their staff, hospitals are utilizing disinfection robots to sanitize surfaces.

COVID-19: Robot allows clinicians to reuse thousands of masks

A robot is helping maximize the life of some of the most critical personal protective equipment, or PPE, at a time when the surge of demand for such items has aggravated a national shortage.

An ankle exoskeleton aids running

Researchers find that a motorized device that attaches around the ankle and foot can drastically reduce the energy cost of running.

AI predicts circulatory failure in ICU

Researchers have developed a method for predicting circulatory failure in patients in intensive care units – enabling clinicians to intervene at an early stage.

Fighting hand tremors with AI and robots

Researchers have tapped AI techniques to build an algorithmic model that will make the robots more accurate, faster, and safer when battling hand tremors.

Robot uses AI and imaging to draw blood

Engineers have created a tabletop device that combines a robot, AI and near-infrared and ultrasound imaging to draw blood or insert catheters to deliver fluids and drugs.

A 'multitasking' AI tool quickly extracts cancer data

To better leverage cancer data for research, scientists are developing an artificial intelligence-based natural language processing tool to improve information extraction from textual pathology reports.

A bionic “heart” for testing prosthetic valves

Engineers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have developed a biorobotic hybrid heart for testing prosthetic valves and other cardiac devices.

AI predicts effectiveness of immunotherapy

Scientists can determine which lung-cancer patients will benefit from expensive immunotherapy.

Electronic skin: Intuitive in the virtual reality

Scientists have developed the first electronic sensor that can simultaneously process both touchless and tactile stimuli.

AI helps scientists predict depression outcomes

Scientists used artificial intelligence to examine neural activity throughout the brain while study participants processed emotions.

Microneedle biosensors detect patient antibiotic levels

Scientists have successfully used microneedle biosensors to accurately detect changes in antibiotic levels in the body, for the first time.

Robotic hand merges amputee and robotic Control

Scientists have successfully tested neuroprosthetic technology that combines robotic control with users’ voluntary control, opening avenues in the new interdisciplinary field of shared control for neuroprosthetic technologies.

AI detects rare diseases

With artificial intelligence to a diagnosis of rare hereditary diseases: The neural network combines data from portrait images with gene and patient data.

Brain-computer interface creates synthetic speech

A state-of-the-art brain-machine interface created by UC San Francisco neuroscientists can generate natural-sounding synthetic speech by using brain activity to control a virtual vocal tract – an anatomically detailed computer simulation including the lips, jaw, tongue and larynx.