All-terrain microbot moves by tumbling over complex topography
A new type of all-terrain microbot that moves by tumbling could help usher in tiny machines for various applications.
Feb 14, 2018
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Engineering
Automating manual resuscitators could aid sickest COVID-19 patients, developing countries
Spurred by fears of a shortage of ventilators to treat COVID-19 patients, a University at Buffalo-led research team is developing a low-cost solution using a common medical device.
Apr 23, 2020
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Harnessing AI and robotics to treat spinal cord injuries
A study published in Advanced Healthcare Materials, details one team's ground-breaking stabilization of the enzyme Chondroitinase ABC, (ChABC) offering new hope for patients coping with spinal cord injuries.
Mar 7, 2022
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Microscopy image segmentation via point and shape regularized data synthesis
In contemporary deep learning-based methods for segmenting microscopic images, there's a heavy reliance on extensive training data that requires detailed annotations. This process is both expensive and labor-intensive. An ...
Oct 3, 2023
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Robot jaws show medicated chewing gum could be the future
Medicated chewing gum has been recognized as a new advanced drug delivery method but currently there is no gold standard for testing drugs released from chewing gum in vitro. New research has shown a chewing robot with built-in ...
Jul 14, 2020
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Liquid metal may point way to wearable ultrasound devices
The best-known byproduct of ultrasound—so named because its frequencies exceed the range of the human ear—is, in fact, not audio but visual: 2D imagery, often of a fetus maturing in the womb. But ultrasound has also found ...
Mar 20, 2024
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Scientists apply control theory in analysis of photochemical reaction dynamics in light therapies
Researchers in China have recently applied control theory for the first time in analyzing the dynamics of the photochemical reactions in light therapies, and developed the first mathematical model of the light-induced singlet ...
May 6, 2022
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Researchers develop new 3D printing for ultra-thin multi-material tubular structures
A novel 3D printing technology developed by Beihang University researchers was able to print multi-material tubular structures with a minimum wall thickness as thin as 50 micrometers and a minimum feature size of 10 micrometers.
Apr 30, 2024
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Stretchable, wearable coils may make MRI, other medical tests easier on patients
Anyone who has had a mammogram or an MRI knows how uncomfortable and awkward the tests can be. Now, Purdue University researchers have taken technology used in the defense and aerospace industries to create a novel way of ...
Feb 26, 2020
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Collapsible basket technology aims to improve drug discovery, personalized medicine
A drug discovery scientist typically screens up to 10,000 compounds in the early stages of developing one FDA approved drug. During this high-throughput screening, candidate compounds are initially tested on cell and tissue ...
Mar 4, 2020
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