Using digital twins to help treat multiple sclerosis
Scientists in Dresden are expanding their digital health expertise in multiple sclerosis (MS) therapy and research with an ambitious scientific project - creating a "digital twin“ from data.
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A Lego system for building robots
Scientists have developed a system with which they can fabricate miniature robots building block by building block, which function exactly as required.
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.
How AI can help slow down future pandemics
Researchers have investigated how machine learning can be used to find effective testing methods during epidemic outbreaks, thereby helping to better control the outbreaks.
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.
Xenobots 2.0: The next generation of living robots
Researchers have created life forms that self-assemble a body from single cells and do not require muscle cells to move. They're faster, live longer, and can now record information.
Advanced tech enables simulated sinus surgery
The world’s first international online training session utilizing advanced 3D sinus models and a telemedicine system has taken place.
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.
4D-simulator breakthrough in brain surgery
A new training technology will improve patient safety during future procedures: a new 4D simulator enables the planning, testing and optimization of the procedure.
Researchers compute turbulence with AI
The project relies on fusing reinforcement learning algorithms with turbulent flow simulations on the CSCS supercomputer "Piz Daint".
Computer simulation will accelerate development of 'smart robots'
Experts working at the intersection of robotics, machine learning, and physics-based simulation share how computer simulation could accelerate the development of "smart robots" which "might interact with humans"
Robots encourage risk-taking behaviour in humans
“The Robot made me do it” - research has shown robots can encourage humans to take greater risks in a simulated gambling scenario than they would if there was nothing to influence their behaviours.
AR makes chemistry and biology accessible everywhere
A new website allows teachers and students to explore concepts from chemistry and biology by manipulating virtual molecules in augmented reality.
Robot hands one step closer to human
The Shadow Robot Dexterous Hand is a robot hand, with size, shape and movement capabilities similar to those of a human hand.
Creating an accessible surgery simulator
Researchers are developing a simulator that could be used to train both surgeons who are in the early stages of their career and those who are more experienced.
Interactive VR tool for drug design against COVID-19
Scientists have demonstrated a VR technique which should help in developing drugs against the SARS-CoV-2 virus – and enable researchers to share models and collaborate in new ways.
Using robotic assistance to make colonoscopy easier
Scientists have made a breakthrough in their work to develop semi-autonomous colonoscopy, using a robot to guide a medical device into the body.
Algorithm could unleash the power of quantum computers
A new algorithm that fast forwards simulations could bring greater use ability to current and near-term quantum computers.
3D-printed parts could make ventilators safer
Researchers at Duke University have engineered a workaround to make ventilators safer and more efficient when splitting them between patients.
Augmented Reality in the OR: matching man and machine
One of the crucial future technologies in surgery is Augmented Reality. Most experts agree that AR will increase safety and efficiency, improve surgical training and decrease costs.
Using bioprinting and computer modeling to examine cancer spread
Scientists have paired 3D-printed, living human brain vasculature with advanced computational flow simulations to better understand tumor cell attachment to blood vessels.
AI with 'imagination' could help doctors with diagnosis
This is the first known time that AI has used causation instead of correlations to support doctors with diagnosis in simulated cases.
Using 3D printing to study common heart defect
Researchers have combined machine learning, 3D printing and high performance computing simulations to accurately model blood flow in the aorta.
AR telemedicine effective for battlefield
A study shows medics successfully performing surgery in life-like simulations of these war zones by receiving guidance from surgeons through an AR headset.
Wearable haptics make virtual objects feel real
Researchers have created soft actuators that can simulate the feeling of touching a virtual object with your fingers.
Biohybrid model recreates respiration mechanics
Using soft robotic materials, scientists created a high-fidelity respiratory simulator that represents the interplay between between the diaphragm, abdomen and lungs.
Virtual reality simulation improves cardiovascular interventions
Engineers are developing a massive fluid dynamics simulator that can model blood flow through the full human arterial system at subcellular resolution.
VR and lightweight robot simulate hip replacement
Researchers have developed a HIPS, the worldwide first Virtual Reality training simulator for hip replacement surgery.
3D printed airway stents approved by FDA
The patient-specific stents developed at Cleveland Clinic are designed using CT scans and proprietary 3D visualization software.