Wearable supercapacitor stores energy using human sweat
Device eliminates the need for harmful battery electrolytes
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Bioimpedance analyser tracks blood redistribution in spinning cosmonauts
Bioimpedance analysis can monitor blood circulation changes during rotation on a short-radius centrifuge used to explore artificial gravity
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For concussions, the eyes are windows to the brain
Measuring eye motion in real time could provide a way to diagnose traumatic brain injury due to sports-related head impacts
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Atomic magnetometer measures cardiac conductivity
A 50-fold improvement in imaging sensitivity could enable non-invasive measurement of the heart’s passive electrical properties
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Metasurface-based contact lens corrects colour blindness
New device incorporates nanosized gold ellipses and could help people who struggle to distinguish red from green
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Machines sense and see in nanoseconds
Novel sensor array captures and computes optical signals at the same time, lowering delay caused by intermediate processing
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Physicists unveil new simplified ventilator for COVID-19 patients
Dark matter researchers create device using off-the-shelf components
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Millimetre-scale transceiver boosts ingestible sensors
Wireless receiver and transmitter is small enough to fit in a swallowable capsule for monitoring gut health
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Microneedle patch combines cold plasma and immunotherapy to treat melanoma
A patch that delivers immune checkpoint inhibitors and cold plasma directly to tumours could boost immune response and kill cancer cells
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Smart band-aid senses and treats bacterial infections
A new paper-based adhesive plaster detects the presence of drug-sensitive and drug-resistant bacteria in wounds and treats them accordingly
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