Medical Technology

Many people imagine robots today as clunky, metal versions of humans, but scientists are forging new territory in the field...

A team of researchers, led by Samuel K. Sia, associate professor of biomedical engineering at Columbia Engineering, has developed a...

In medical research, animal-based experiments have thus far been a necessary evil. Fraunhofer researchers have developed a highly promising alternative,...

Last October, Google announced that it was working on magnetic nanoparticles that would seek out cancer cells in the bloodstream...

A novel, bacteria-repelling coating material that could increase the success of medical implants has been created by researchers. The material...

The healthcare sector is not escaping from the revolution in information and communications technologies. Thanks to the latest advances in...

A revolutionary device has been shown to significantly lower blood pressure among patients with uncontrolled high blood pressure, compared to...

For the first time since the 1970s, researchers are on the verge of developing a new class of anesthetics. According...

Researchers from North Carolina State University have developed a new, wearable sensor that uses silver nanowires to monitor electrophysiological signals,...

Electroporation is a powerful technique in molecular biology. By using an electrical pulse to create a temporary nanopore in a...

A simple method to sense DNA, as well as potential biomarker proteins of cancer or other diseases such as Alzheimer’s,...

The discovery of a new and mysterious form of radiation in the late 19th century led to a revolution in...

Neutrophils, cells recruited by the immune system to fight infection, need to move through a great variety of tissues. New...

UCLA researchers have developed a lens-free microscope that can be used to detect the presence of cancer or other cell-level...