The Beetle as Muse
Beetle PowerEngineers copy a toxic-jet-spewing beetle to design better drug-delivery devices, fire extinguishers and more The bombardier beetle spits out a dangerous jet of venom to ward off predators,...
View ArticleUS Special Forces Field-Testing Plasma Knife
May the Schwartz Be With Youvia DVD.net.auEmergency medical care for soldiers wounded on the battlefield has come a long way since Hawkeye and Hot Lips. But for Special Forces troopers operating deep...
View ArticleFirst Commercial 3-D Bioprinter Fabricates Organs To Order
3-D Meat Printer via GizmagThe problem with organ transplants is that the organ has to come from someone else. Since most people rather fancy their hearts and lungs, getting any organ other than a...
View ArticleFord Wants Your Next Car to Monitor Your Vital Signs as You Drive
Using in-car monitoring apps to keep an eye on things like blood sugar DETROIT - Within the next couple years, your car will notice if you have low blood sugar and tell you to have a snack; check local...
View ArticleMicrobots Spin Molecules to Swim Through Blood Vessels and Make Repairs
Amyloidosis in Blood VesselsPulmonary Pathology via FlickrA lopsided self-propelled micromotor could drive itself through blood vessels, making repairs or delivering drugs along the route, according to...
View ArticleScottish Doctors Use Ultrasound to Heal Broken Bones
Ultrasound ScannerWikipediaDid you know it was Glasgow docs who developed diagnostic ultrasound in the 1950s? Doctors in Scotland are using ultrasound to help patients with severe bone fractures, and...
View ArticleSuper-Precise Laser Scalpel Minimizes Collateral Damage
Laser Endoscope At left, the packaged endoscope is shown overlaid with the optical system. At right, an image taken with the probe's two-photon fluorescence microscope shows cells in a...
View Article3-D-Printed Implant Replaces 75 Percent Of Man's Skull
Sketched SkullOxford Performance MaterialsHow long until we can successfully 3-D print a whole human? The rise of 3-D printing has turned body parts into a custom order. We can now 3-D-print customized...
View ArticleHow Winter Woes Inspired A Nanotech Fix For Everything From Cold Necks To...
Hot And Cold ClimaWare knee wrap Dhama InnovationsKranthi Kiran Vistakula developed technology that can keep your body comfortable in outside temperatures that range from -50 to 50 degrees Celsius....
View ArticleMachine Keeps Human Liver Alive And Functioning Outside The Body For 24 Hours
OrganOxOxford UniversityThis could double the amount of livers available for transplant and save thousands of lives. Livers for everyone! A new machine can keep human livers warm and functioning...
View ArticleUltra-Sensitive Stethoscope Can Pick Up Heartbeats In Space
Space StethoscopeWill Kirk/homewoodphoto.jhu.eduIt works over the din of a space ship, even if it's not placed correctly on the patient's body. In space, no one can hear your heart scream. Though the...
View ArticleWe'd Happily Break Our Wrist For This 3-D Printed Splint
3-D Printed SplintsPretty stylish for a splint.Custom, printable splints could make it easier to treat minor-yet-debilitating injuries in disaster zones or underdeveloped regions. Three graduate...
View ArticleThe Beetle as Muse
Beetle Power The bombardier beetle spits out a dangerous jet of venom to ward off predators, and scientists are now figuring out how it expels the toxic stuff. According to an article in April's issue...
View ArticleThe Future and Past of Surgery
Dek The most important surgical advances of the last 20 years, and some old surgical procedures that are still popular ArrayOriginally developed at the turn of the 20th century, it wasn't until the...
View ArticleUS Special Forces Field-Testing Plasma Knife
May the Schwartz Be With You via DVD.net.auEmergency medical care for soldiers wounded on the battlefield has come a long way since Hawkeye and Hot Lips. But for Special Forces troopers operating deep...
View ArticleFirst Commercial 3-D Bioprinter Fabricates Organs To Order
3-D Meat Printer via GizmagThe problem with organ transplants is that the organ has to come from someone else. Since most people rather fancy their hearts and lungs, getting any organ other than a...
View ArticleFord Wants Your Next Car to Monitor Your Vital Signs as You Drive
Dashboard Allergy Detection App Ford is working on a suite of car-based apps that can help drivers monitor their health. Ford Motor Co. DETROIT — Within the next couple years, your car will notice if...
View ArticleMicrobots Spin Molecules to Swim Through Blood Vessels and Make Repairs
Amyloidosis in Blood Vessels Pulmonary Pathology via Flickr A lopsided self-propelled micromotor could drive itself through blood vessels, making repairs or delivering drugs along the route, according...
View ArticleScottish Doctors Use Ultrasound to Heal Broken Bones
Ultrasound Scanner Wikipedia Doctors in Scotland are using ultrasound to help patients with severe bone fractures, and finding it speeds recovery time by more than one-third. The ultrasonic pulses...
View ArticleSuper-Precise Laser Scalpel Minimizes Collateral Damage
Laser Endoscope At left, the packaged endoscope is shown overlaid with the optical system. At right, an image taken with the probe's two-photon fluorescence microscope shows cells in a...
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