Sponge helps robotic arms grasp delicate objects
A simple sponge has improved how robots grasp, scientists from the University of Bristol have found.
Jun 6, 2023
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Built to bounce back: Robotics researchers design drone to cope with collisions
Search and rescue efforts following disasters like the massive earthquakes in Turkey and Syria are a race against time. Emergency response teams need to quickly identify voids or spaces in building rubble where survivors ...
Apr 20, 2023
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A hackable, multi-functional, and modular extrusion 3D printer for soft materials
Researchers have developed a hackable and multi-functional 3D printer for soft materials that is affordable and open design. The technology has the potential to unlock further innovation in diverse fields, such as tissue ...
Oct 27, 2022
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Advanced robotics to address the translational gap in tendon engineering: Review paper
A review paper by scientists at the University of Oxford discussed possible benefits of using humanoid musculoskeletal robots and soft robotic systems as bioreactor platforms in producing clinically useful tendon constructs.
Sep 23, 2022
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New wearable device to monitor tumor size
Engineers at Stanford University have created a small, autonomous device with a stretchable and flexible sensor that can be adhered to the skin to measure the changing size of tumors below. The non-invasive, battery-operated ...
Sep 16, 2022
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Scientists develop novel pain-perception biomimetic skin enabled by strain-perception-strengthening effect
Prof. Chen Tao's team at the Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering (NIMTE) of Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) has proposed strain-perception-strengthening (SPS) enabled biomimetic soft skin, which realizes ...
May 30, 2022
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Tiny 'maniac' robots could deliver drugs directly to central nervous system
Would you let a tiny MANiAC travel around your nervous system to treat you with drugs? You may be inclined to say no, but in the future, "magnetically aligned nanorods in alginate capsules" (MANiACs) may be part of an advanced ...
Aug 10, 2021
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Engineers develop programming technology to transform 2-D materials into 3-D shapes
University of Texas at Arlington researchers have developed a technique that programs 2-D materials to transform into complex 3-D shapes.
Feb 5, 2021
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Implantable device can monitor and treat heart disease
Pacemakers and other implantable cardiac devices used to monitor and treat arrhythmias and other heart problems have generally had one of two drawbacks—they are made with rigid materials that can't move to accommodate a ...
Nov 3, 2020
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Smaller, smarter, softer robotic arm for endoscopic surgery
Flexible endoscopes can snake through narrow passages to treat difficult to reach areas of the body. However, once they arrive at their target, these devices rely on rigid surgical tools to manipulate or remove tissue. These ...
Aug 2, 2017
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Soft tissue
In medicine, the term soft tissue refers to tissues that connect, support, or surround other structures and organs of the body.
Soft tissue includes tendons, ligaments, fascia, fibrous tissues, fat, and synovial membranes (which are connective tissue), and muscles, nerves and blood vessels (which are not connective tissue).
It is sometimes defined by what it is not. For example, soft tissue has been defined as "nonepithelial, extraskeletal mesenchyme exclusive of the reticuloendothelial system and glia".
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