Whether to perform surgery on a fetus is a heart-wrenching decision. This type of surgery involves penetrating the highly delicate amniotic sac, increasing health risks to the fetus. Now researchers report the development ...
Materials Science
Aug 21, 2017
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Fingerprint scanners are all the rage, yet new research shows that this is just the beginning of biometric identification.
Computer Sciences
Jul 11, 2017
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Researchers in Hong Kong have developed a novel surgical robotic system that provides tactile feedback and is capable of single-incision and natural orifice (incision-free) robotic surgery. The system minimizes surgical trauma ...
Engineering
Apr 24, 2017
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In the operating room of the future, robots will be an integral part of the surgical team, working alongside human surgeons to make surgeries safer, faster, more precise and more automated. In the lab of electrical engineering ...
Robotics
Feb 10, 2017
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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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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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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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Laser surgery to correct eyesight is common practice, but did you know that technology developed for use in space is now commonly used to track the patient's eye and precisely direct the laser scalpel?
Space Exploration
Nov 4, 2014
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Endoscopic surgery requires great manual dexterity on the part of the operating surgeon. Future endoscopic instruments equipped with a hydraulic control system will provide added support during minimally invasive procedures. ...
Engineering
Oct 1, 2014
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