Wearable system monitors stomach’s activity throughout the day
Researchers have developed a wearable, non-invasive system to monitor electrical activity in the stomach — essentially an electrocardiogram but for the gastro-intestinal tract.
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“Body-on-a-chip” could improve drug evaluation
MIT engineers have developed new technology that could be used to evaluate new drugs and detect possible side effects before the drugs are tested in humans.
Graphene ‘camera’ captures images of beating heart
Scientists have captured the real-time electrical activity of a beating heart, using a sheet of graphene to record an optical image of the faint electric fields generated by the rhythmic firing of the heart's muscle cells.
Wireless implant detects oxygen deep within the body
Engineers have created a tiny wireless implant that can provide real-time measurements of tissue oxygen levels deep underneath the skin.
PEAR: setting nano-imaging in motion
We spoke with Prof. Dominic Zerulla, whose company PEARlabs is developing an imaging technique that sets out to push the boundaries once more – by looking at in-vivo nano-scale processes in motion.
How soft robots can turn rigid on demand
Researchers have developed a new type of control system that may broaden robots’ range of tasks and allow safer interactions with people.
Biosensors convert signals to control prosthetics
High-five or thumbs-up? Researchers have developed a wearable sensor that detects which hand gesture you want to make.
Aerogel: the micro structural material of the future
Scientists from Empa were able to 3D print stable well-shaped microstructures made from silica aerogels for use in biotechnology and precision engineering.
A robotic COVID-19 testing lab
Scientists are creating from scratch a diagnostic lab with the capability to process more than 1,000 patient samples per day.
AI rivals radiologists at detecting brain hemorrhages
An algorithm did better than experts radiologists at finding tiny brain hemorrhages in head scans — an advance that one day may help doctors treat patients with strokes.
Implants: reconfigurable electronics promise innovations
Medical implants of the future may feature reconfigurable electronic platforms that can morph in shape and size dynamically.
Wearable sensors detect what’s in your sweat
Scientists have developed a new wearable sensors that can provide real-time measurements of sweat rate and electrolytes and metabolites in sweat.
Speeding up 3D bioprinting
Researchers at UC Berkeley have developed a device that may be key to the viability of bioprinting, helping in mass-producing biomaterials.
CRISPR-powered device detects genetic mutations in minutes
Engineers have combined CRISPR with electronic transistors made from graphene to create a new hand-held device that can detect specific genetic mutations in a matter of minutes.
CasX, the smaller CRISPR gene editor
Scientists find new and smaller gene editor: the new gene-editing protein, CasX, may give CRISPR-Cas9 a run for its money.
CRISPR: Giving Cas9 an ‘on’ switch
Researchers have given CRISPR-Cas9 an “on” switch, allowing users to keep the #Cas9 gene editor turned off in all cells except its designated target.
Sensor monitors blood-oxygen levels through skin
A new flexible sensor developed by engineers can map blood-oxygen levels over large areas of skin, tissue and organs.
CRISPR opens door to new therapy options- ‘genome surgery’
Scientists plan to edit their genomes to correct rare genetic mutations and slow or halt progression of their diseases.