Read article: Low-cost wearable devices quantify breathing activity while you sleep Biomedical devices Research update Low-cost wearable devices quantify breathing activity while you sleep A wrist-worn reflective sensor could provide unobtrusive sleep monitoring to help diagnose sleep-related breathing disorders
Read article: Biosensor platform promises fast, low-cost detection of water contamination Biomedical devices Research update Biosensor platform promises fast, low-cost detection of water contamination The ROSALIND platform re-engineers biological systems to produce a simple test for 17 different water contaminants
Read article: External skin patch transfers power to medical implants Biomedical devices Research update External skin patch transfers power to medical implants A wireless power transfer system can sustainably power biomedical electronic implants, eliminating the need to surgically change batteries
Read article: Transabdominal oximetry offers non-invasive monitor of foetal health Biomedical devices Research update Transabdominal oximetry offers non-invasive monitor of foetal health Reimagination of the technology in a watch’s heart-rate monitor has the potential to support safer childbirth
Read article: Contraceptive hydrogel proves safe in rats Biomedical devices Research update Contraceptive hydrogel proves safe in rats Biodegradable hydrogel could provide a non-hormonal option for female contraception
Read article: App for low-cost smartphones can diagnose malaria Biomedical devices Research update App for low-cost smartphones can diagnose malaria Smartphone app uses deep learning to detect malaria parasites in blood samples
Read article: Micro-CT enables first non-destructive characterization of asthma medicines Biomedical devices Research update Micro-CT enables first non-destructive characterization of asthma medicines A non-destructive, 3D imaging technique can characterize dry powder inhaler medicines, improving our understanding of the materials used in these asthma inhalers
Read article: Solitons from new fibre laser could improve eye surgery Lasers Research update Solitons from new fibre laser could improve eye surgery Short and powerful pulses are held together by high-order dispersion
Read article: Fluids flow faster in liquid-walled channels Biomedical devices Research update Fluids flow faster in liquid-walled channels Replacing solid tube walls with magnetically confined ferrofluids reduces friction dramatically, providing a new way to pump blood without damaging it
Read article: Artificial eye has the potential to outperform human vision Optics and photonics Research update Artificial eye has the potential to outperform human vision New device could help visually impaired people