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Laser jolts microscopic robots into motion

Researchers have created the first microscopic robots that incorporate semiconductor components, allowing them to be controlled with standard electronic signals.

Wearable could help surgeons assess blood loss

Scientists have developed a wearable device that can accurately assess blood loss by measuring seismic vibrations in the chest cavity.

mhealth: assessing anemia without drawing blood

Researchers have developed a way to use smartphone images of a person's eyelids to assess blood hemoglobin levels, a protein in red blood cells.

Microrobot rolls deep inside the body

Scientists invented a tiny microrobot that resembles a white blood cell travelling through the circulatory system.

Washable textile coating repels viruses

Researchers have created a textile coating that can not only repel liquids like blood and saliva but can also prevent viruses from adhering to the surface.

AI accelerates blood flow MRI

Researchers have presented a method that could greatly accelerate dynamic magnetic resonance imaging of blood flow.

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.

Robot does superior job sampling blood

In the future, robots could take blood samples, benefiting patients and healthcare workers alike.

AI-driven blood cell classification supports leukemia diagnosis

Researchers show that deep learning algorithms perform similar to human experts when classifying blood samples from patients suffering from acute myeloid leukemia.

Blood flow monitor could save lives

A tiny fibre-optic sensor has the potential to save lives in open heart surgery, and even during surgery on pre-term babies.

Sensor detects brain disorders in seconds

This is the first rapid detector for dopamine and has the potential to help doctors diagnose Parkinson’s, depression and some forms of cancer.

A wireless biodegradable blood flow sensor

Transforming super-sensitive touch sensors, engineers and medical researchers build a way to wirelessly monitor blood flow after surgery.

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.

An automated robotic device for faster blood testing

Researchers have created an automated blood drawing and testing device that provides rapid results,could speed hospital work, enhance healthcare.

Nanorobots clear bacteria and toxins from blood

Engineers have developed tiny ultrasound-powered robots that can swim through blood, removing harmful bacteria along with the toxins they produce.

Bloodless revolution in diabetes monitoring

Scientists have created a non-invasive, adhesive patch, which promises the measurement of glucose levels through the skin without a finger-prick blood test.

“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.