Since their first use in the 1960s, there has been a tremendous expansion of laser technology into an impressively wide range of uses, from fundamental science, healthcare and security to entertainment. Since Theodore Maiman's ...
Hi Tech & Innovation
Oct 19, 2015
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Lasers with a wavelength of two microns could move the boundaries of surgery and molecule detection. Researchers at EPFL have managed to generate such lasers using a simple and inexpensive method.
Optics & Photonics
Oct 9, 2015
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Someday, treating patients with nanorobots could become standard practice to deliver medicine specifically to parts of the body affected by disease. But merely injecting drug-loaded nanoparticles might not always be enough ...
Bio & Medicine
Jun 17, 2015
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A rehabilitated bald eagle that underwent surgery earlier this year at Iowa State University to repair a broken wing has made a successful recovery and was released back into the wild on Monday.
Plants & Animals
Jun 12, 2015
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(Edmonton) James Shapiro, one of the world's leading experts in emerging treatments of diabetes, can't help but be excited about his latest research. The results he says, could soon mark a new standard for treatment—not ...
Biotechnology
Apr 21, 2015
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Hospital chain Tenet Healthcare will spend more than $600 million on separate deals to expand its presence in short-stay surgery and grow in the United Kingdom.
Business
Mar 23, 2015
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Pietro Valdastri is convinced that the clever application of magnetic force can make minimally invasive surgery easier and more effective.
Robotics
Mar 2, 2015
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The Italian manufacturer of pacemakers Sorin announced Thursday it plans to merge with US medical device firm Cyberonics, creating a new company valued at around 2.4 billion euros ($2.7 billion).
Business
Feb 26, 2015
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By combining micro-imprinting and electro-spinning techniques, researchers at Shanghai University's Rapid Manufacturing Engineering Center have developed a vascular graft composed of three layers for the first time. This ...
Biotechnology
Feb 3, 2015
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Dr. Léart Petrick, a Windhoek eye specialist with a practise focused on serving humans, recently travelled to Cheetah Conservation Fund (CCF) to perform an operation on a different kind of patient. Khayjay, a four-and-a-half-year-old ...
Plants & Animals
Jan 26, 2015
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