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A new lightweight AI-powered robotic glove pioneered by a Scottish biotech start-up, BioLiberty, could help deliver independence to millions of people with reduced mobility.
3D Printing a New Type of Airway Stent Image Credit: Komsan Loonprom / Shutterstock.com A new type of 3D printed airway stent could make treating upper airway obstructions quicker and safer. Obstruction of central airways and the impairment of airflow that results from it is a major cause of death in surgery, especially for patients suffering from lung cancer, and because of a major rise in this disease, cases of central airway obstruction (CAO) are also on the rise. This narrowing — or stenosis — of the trachea and the passageways that lead from it to the lungs can be comba...
What Effect is Rising Noise Pollution having on Marine Life? Image Credit: Rich Carey / Shutterstock.com When it comes to considering the impact of human-caused pollution on marine life, there could be one major factor that we have been overlooking; the effects of noise pollution. The soundscapes of the world's oceans today are massively different from how they were prior to the industrial revolution. As human activity grows in the period of modern history that we have dubbed Anthropocene Epoch, its impact has become significant in the world's ecosystems, including a cacophony of noise caused...
The Graphene-Based Biosensors that can Detect Blood Disorders Image Credit: Phonlamai Photo / Shutterstock.com A new biosensor uses laser printed graphene to detect biomarkers at low concentrations and without prior labeling, thus providing a quick, cheap and efficient test for blood disorders. A new laser printed graphene (LIG) based electrode biosensor developed by researchers at the University of Regensburg, Germany, and Chung-Ang University, Korea, could detect biomarkers that indicate blood disorders at low-concentrations providing an ‘easy’ and cheap point of care alternative to cur...
Nzambi Matee, founder of Gjenge Makers, pictured with paving bricks made from recycled plastic. Image Credit: REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya A Kenyan materials engineer sets a stunning example in the fight against plastic waste by using it to build tough, durable and lasting bricks. The plastic crisis is one of the greatest global environmental threats currently facing mankind. As landfills and oceans alike fill with plastic waste and microplastics work their way into the food chain, Nzambi Matee has developed a strategy to potentially solve the problem of plastic pollution. The Kenyan businessw...