“Draw-on-skin” electronics can record physiological signals while addressing the shortcomings of common wearable sensors
Read article: Electronics drawn directly on the skin creates robust biosensors
A prototype portable sensor can detect tiny magnetic fields generated by the human brain and heart without the need for expensive magnetic shielding
Read article: Portable sensor detects biomagnetic signals in noisy outdoor environments
A shaped ultrasound beam transmitted through the skin can move objects within a living body, offering a new way to treat kidney stones
Read article: Acoustic tweezers move objects in the body remotely
Huge exoplanets and quantum dots also get a mention in this week’s podcast
Read article: How to time quantum tunnelling using atomic stopwatches, fitness trackers could help with breathing disorders
A wrist-worn reflective sensor could provide unobtrusive sleep monitoring to help diagnose sleep-related breathing disorders
Read article: Low-cost wearable devices quantify breathing activity while you sleep
The ROSALIND platform re-engineers biological systems to produce a simple test for 17 different water contaminants
Read article: Biosensor platform promises fast, low-cost detection of water contamination
A wireless power transfer system can sustainably power biomedical electronic implants, eliminating the need to surgically change batteries
Read article: External skin patch transfers power to medical implants
Reimagination of the technology in a watch’s heart-rate monitor has the potential to support safer childbirth
Read article: Transabdominal oximetry offers non-invasive monitor of foetal health
Biodegradable hydrogel could provide a non-hormonal option for female contraception
Read article: Contraceptive hydrogel proves safe in rats
Smartphone app uses deep learning to detect malaria parasites in blood samples
Read article: App for low-cost smartphones can diagnose malaria
