Introducing a tiny, wireless, battery-free tissue oxygen sensor
A wireless and battery-free oximeter can monitor tissue oxygen levels when implanted in the body, even in deep brain regions
Can digital healthcare technologies resolve the challenges they bring?
A briefing at the House of Commons highlights the unique challenges digitalization in healthcare raises, and the solutions AI and machine learning technologies may bring
Smartphone camera measures blood glucose concentration
With the help of a small non-electronic device, smartphones could replace glucose meters
3D printed piezoelectric materials line up for medical applications
A 3D printing technique for producing flexible sheets of piezoelectric materials could usher in a new era for medical devices
Multipole magnetic tweezers measure organelle mechanical properties
Nanobots could help diagnose and treat cancer
Ionic transistor can be used in medical bioelectronics
Flexible device is faster and more robust than competing technologies
EEG can look deep into the brain
Electroencephalography can accurately study activity in the deep areas of the brain
Portable fluorometer detects breast cancer cells
An inexpensive portable fluorometer detects fluorescently-labelled breast cancer cells
Virtual lens enhances X-ray microscopy
Fourier ptychography using X-rays yields absorption and phase-contrast information as well as higher resolution images
Non-contact technique measures vital signs in conscious small animals
A non-invasive sensing technique can monitor respiration and heartbeat in small conscious animals, including mammals, birds, tortoises and fish
