Diabetology 4.0: emerging technologies for diabetes care
This overview introduces smart insulin delivery systems and more innovations that help patients and doctors guide decision-making in diabetes care.
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National digitized healthcare portal – How the Danish do it
The Danes show how e-health can work at the state level. As a healthcare portal, sundhed.dk is a central access point for doctors and patients alike to look at findings, medications, treatment plans or billing.
Wearable monitors jaundice-causing bilirubin in newborns
Researchers have developed the first wearable devices to precisely monitor jaundice, a yellowing of the skin caused by elevated bilirubin levels in the blood that can cause severe medical conditions in newborns.
Voxel-based technique to streamline bioprinting
Researchers have developed a new bioprinting technique based on voxels.
4D printing: heat shrinks printed objects
4D printing could be used to produce parts that exhibit a specific behavior only after they take their predefined shape.
Smart bandage shows promise for wound management
Wearable sensor detects multiple chronic wound biomarkers to facilitate timely and personalised wound care.
Hydrogel improves method to diagnose cancer
Researchers tested the effectiveness of specialized hydrogels.
A contact aware robot design
Researchers have developed a new method to computationally optimize the shape and control of a robotic manipulator for a specific task.
Hydrogel electrodes flow to fit the body
Scientists have created flexible, metal-free electrode arrays that conform to the body - avoiding damage to organs.
Smart foam for smart robots
New creation could give machines human-like sense of touch to better judge human intentions and respond to changes in the environment
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.
Wearables and the promising future of personalised diagnostics
Researchers have proposed that wearable devices could be used to develop a network of health data about a patient, allowing for early diagnosis of COVID-19, even when the patient is asymptomatic.
A conductive hydrogel for medical applications
Researchers have developed a method to produce graphene-enhanced hydrogels with an excellent level of electrical conductivity.
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.
Rapid 3D printing moves toward bioprinted organs
Researchers are using a 3D printing method called stereolithography and jelly-like materials known as hydrogels to speed up and improve 3D printing.
An origami-inspired patch for sealing internal injuries
The patch, which can be folded around surgical tools, may someday be used in robotic surgery to repair tissues and organs.
Microneedles: Nano-sized, huge impact
By downscaling the needles tool to micrometer-size, researchers open even more areas of application for them, while bypassing some of the most important issues.
3D printed smart gel changes shape
Engineers have created a 3D printed smart gel that changes shape when exposed to light and becomes an "artificial muscle".
Multifunctional sensor system could revolutionize smart contacts
Researchers have demonstrated a novel multifunctional ultrathin contact lens sensor layer with transistors that may revolutionise the manufacture of smart contact lenses.
Hydrogels may make enduring glucose-monitoring implants
Scientists have designed a hydrogel membrane that may be used to house optical glucose sensing materials toward building a biosensor for monitoring sugar levels in diabetics.
Hydrogel contact lenses for therapeutic use
Researchers at the Terasaki Institute have developed prototypes of contact lenses that can assist with tear sampling for diagnostic purposes.
A pressure sensor at your fingertips
An ultrathin pressure sensor for the skin measures how fingers interact with objects to produce useful data for medical applications.
Diabetes: Painless paper patch test uses microneedles
Researchers have developed a microneedle patch for monitoring glucose levels using a paper sensor.
Smart contact lens to combat eye deficiencies
Researchers have developed an artificial iris integrated inside a contact lens that can automatically set the proper pupil size to achieve optimal focus and depth of field.
Tool with smart sensors advances cardiac surgery
A new class of medical instruments equipped with an advanced soft electronics system could improve the diagnoses and treatments of a number of cardiac diseases and conditions.
Smart contact lenses diagnose and treat diabetes
Researchers developed wirelessly driven ‘smart contact lens’ technology that can detect diabetes and further treat diabetic retinopathy just by wearing them.
Smart contact lens sensor for eye health monitoring
Researchers have developed a "smart" contact lens that can show real-time changes in moisture and pressure by altering colors.
Self-moisturising smart contact lenses
Scientists have developed a contact lens that moisturizes the eye using tears in a reservoir behind the lower eyelid.
Augmented reality glasses as low vision aid
Researchers found that adapted augmented reality glasses can improve patients’ mobility by 50% and grasp performance by 70%.
Robotic cane shown to improve stability in walking
Robotic device acts as a cane-like mobile assistant to provide light-touch to help the elderly and others with impaired mobility.
Blinking eye-on-a-chip used for drug testing
Researchers have constructed an artificial human eye replica for improve their understanding and treatment of dry eye disease.
mhealth: blood pressure monitoring as easy as taking a selfie
Transdermal optical imaging measures blood pressure by detecting blood flow changes in smartphone-captured facial videos.
Electronic sensors improve 3D printed prosthetics
Researchers have made inroads in integrating electronic sensors with personalized 3D printed prosthetics — a development that could one day lead to more affordable electric-powered prosthetics.
A medical lab to fit on a fingertip
Researchers at Princeton University have developed a new technology that goes a long way toward replacing the lab with a single microchip.
How safe is graphene?
Graphene is considered one of the most interesting and versatile materials of our time. But are products containing graphene also safe for humans and the environment?
From TechGiants to HealthTechGiants?
Alphabet, Amazon, Apple and Microsoft are all building technologies that have the potential to transform the delivery of care. Here are some examples of BigTech's road into healthcare.
Caterpillar-like robot could deliver drugs
A novel tiny, soft robot with caterpillar-like legs could pave the way for medical technology advances, such as drug delivery in the human body.
‘Smart lens’ monitors glucose and other medical conditions
New contact lenses allow to correct vision, monitor glucose and medical conditions.