Meta-optical fibres downsize endoscopes
An inverse designed meta-optic can reduce the length of an endoscope tip by a third
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Untangling the mechanisms behind surgical knot strength
New finding could be used to train surgeons or robots to tie stronger, safer sutures
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Medical devices take design tips from the animal kingdom
From shrimp to butterflies, and now the pangolin and blue-ringed octopus, animals provide inspiration for a myriad of medical devices and applications
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Shopping trolley could save lives, the bottle bouncing challenge
Excerpts from the Red Folder
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Sniffing out drug driving: why a breath test for cannabis is so hard to create
An expert in nanoparticle metrology and neurotoxicology is our podcast guest
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Wireless ultrasound monitor is ready for a workout
New sensor transmits data continuously and can be worn comfortably on the skin without frequent adjustments
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Novel breathalyser rapidly tests for COVID-19
Laser spectroscopy technique analyses exhaled breath to diagnose illness
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Pacemakers, defibrillators not affected by high-power electric vehicle chargers
Cardiovascular researchers found no instances of electromagnetic interference from high-power electric vehicle chargers in individuals with cardiac devices
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Ultrathin e-tattoo provides continuous heart monitoring
A flexible chest e-tattoo measures electrical and mechanical cardiac signals to detect early signs of heart disease
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Laser-printed electronics could create next-generation medical implants
Researchers have succeeded in directly printing three-dimensional conducting polymer structures inside a living organism
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