Wearable devices for health monitoring don’t have to be limited to just smart watches and fitness trackers.
Advanced Materials Technologies
Evaluating the filtering performance of facial masks
It’s well understood that any mask reduces the transmission of viral particles but some are more effective than others.
New technique breaks the mold for 3D printing medical implants
Researchers have flipped traditional 3D printing to create some of the most intricate biomedical structures yet.
Microneedle patch delivers antibiotics locally in the skin
A microneedle patch that delivers antibiotics directly into the affected skin area could help treat deadly bacterial infections.
Brain implants with a short and sweet solution
Pudding-like implants with a sugar-based delivery system show promise in reducing the foreign body response against brain implants.
Low temperature, scalable manufacturing of flexible energy harvesters
A simple approach to create high performance thermoelectric materials, which would allow one to turn their body heat into electricity.
“Robotic snake” can grip and pick up objects
Researchers in Australia take inspiration from nature to create a soft-robotic gripper that moves away from the conventional hand-like design.
Breakthrough in wireless technology with ultrathin solar panels
A new manufacturing technique creates ultrathin solar cells that are so light and flexible that they can rest on the surface of a soap bubble.
Printing liquid metals: The next generation of wiring
Direct‐write and 3D printing using liquids metals provides an interesting alternative for wiring in circuitry.
Controlling artificial cilia with magnets and light
Researchers create an artificial array of magnetic cilia that could contribute to advancing the capabilities of soft robotics.
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