Category: Technology & Devices
US researchers design wireless, wearable sensor to monitor babies’ blood oxygen
A flexible, wireless optical sensor could soon be used to remotely monitor a sick baby’s blood oxygen level s – created by engineers at Massachusetts’ Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI), the Band-Aid-sized gadget measures the amount of oxygen dissolved in the […]
US scientists add working blood vessels into 3D-printed skin
The advent of 3D-printing technology has enabled the bioprinting of living skin grafts as temporary wound coverings – scientists have now gone one step further by including blood vessels into these bioprinted skin grafts so that they remain viable and […]
Double-sided tape invention provides alternative to surgical sutures
Sutures are the go-to method to close up wounds within the body but scientists at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have recently developed a special double-sided tape – inspired by nature’s glue, produced by spiders – to instead finish the […]
Quadriplegic reports a two-handed sense of touch after first bilateral brain implant
Paralysis patients could soon receive sensory feedback as they control a prosthetic limb, as a US team from Johns Hopkins University in Maryland, have developed a system that enables a quadriplegic to control two prosthetics arms simultaneously and also feel […]
Israeli imaging device could help with better dry eye diagnoses
An insufficient tear film across one’s eyes can cause it to frequently become irritated, in what is known as dry eye disease. The condition is sometimes tricky to treat, but a new device developed by Israeli firm Advanced Optical Methods […]
UK prototype skin patch measures patients’ antibiotic levels in real time
Medical staff usually determine the level of antibiotics in a patient’s bloodstream through blood sampling, but scientists from Britain’s Imperial College London have made it possible to do just as well using a microneedle skin patch. The sensor patch has […]
German-developed rescue mat to ease CPR efforts
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation, or CPR, is an impromptu measure for those experiencing a heart attack. While many people are not confident in performing an emergency CPR for various reasons, a device has been developed by German scientist to simplify the process. […]
MIT’s robo-thread to ease removal of blood clots in the brain
Blood clots in the brain that cause strokes could potentially be overcome in the near future, as mechanical engineers from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), US, have developed a breakthrough robotic thread that can tend to the blockage in the […]
Scientists invent smartphone-controlled device to study the brain
Conventional methods used by neuroscientists to study brain diseases like Alzheimer’s or depression usually involve rigid physical connections to deliver drugs. However, these routinely cause lesions in soft brain tissue over time and are not suitable for long-term implantation. To […]
