Soft medical robots show promise for performing wireless surgery
A coiled artificial muscle uses radiofrequency heating to perform complex mechanical tasks
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Raudel Avila is a student contributor to Physics World, working in mechanics and electromagnetic design of flexible and stretchable bioelectronics at Northwestern University. Raudel develops analytical models and numerical simulations to study the mechanical performance of bioelectronics used in health monitoring. He is on Twitter as @AvilaROAD
A coiled artificial muscle uses radiofrequency heating to perform complex mechanical tasks
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Implanted magnets that wirelessly track changes in muscle length could enhance manipulation of prosthetic limbs
Neuroscientists translate a paralysed patient’s brain signals into sentences, enabling a new communication avenue for those who have lost their ability to speak
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Fluidic antennas with unprecedented deformability deliver new capabilities for tissue-interfaced biomedical devices
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