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New “skin” for soldiers paves the way for protective futuristic…
A team of scientists from Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory has developed a material that is highly breathable…
Dust-sized sensors can be implanted for real-time organ monitoring
Engineers from the University of California, Berkeley have developed the first dust-sized, wireless sensors that…
IBM lab-on-chip tech can detect cancer before symptoms appear
IBM scientists have just made a major medical breakthrough with their new lab-on-a-chip technology that can, for…
Vibrating surgical device lets doctors feel what they can’t touch
When doctors perform minimally invasive surgeries they typically rely on long and thin metal tools to explore…
SPR devices detect biomarkers of disease
Used for detecting biomarkers of disease, discovering drugs, analysing chemicals, ensuring food quality and safety,…
‘Smart thread’ collects data wirelessly while doctors stitch patients
Engineers have now figured out a way to integrate nano-scale sensors, electronics and microfluidics into threads…
These electronic face tattoos can track emotions and muscle activity
Considering a new tattoo? How about one that can actually measure the activity of muscle and nerve cells?…
LG reveals new flexible pressure sensors for comfortable tech
LG Innotek has developed of new kind of textile flexible pressure sensor that senses pressure from its entire…
Using locusts’ sense of smell to create biorobotic sensing systems for…
How do you improve security systems? Utilize a locust's sense of smell, of course.
Engineers from Washington…
Bionic patch could soon monitor heart problems
In recent years, scientists and doctors have implemented the use of "cardiac patches," or engineered heart tissue…