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One of the many promising uses for 3D printing is the creation of personalized medicines, in which dosages and drug combinations can be tailored to an individual’s needs. A new advance in this area has demonstrated how these types of medicines could be… Continue reading 3D-printed tablets offer taste of personalized seven-second medicine
A team of European researchers has suggested that the Moon’s orbit could be used as a gigantic detector for gravitational waves – ripples in the very fabric of spacetime itself. These waves, much smaller than those that existing detectors can pick up, … Continue reading Firing lasers at the Moon to detect early-universe gravitational waves
The ability to stimulate and or control cells in the brain could provide us with powerful new ways to understand and treat neurological disorders, and we’re starting to see some very interesting ways this might be achieved. Scientists at University Col… Continue reading Magnetic microparticles allow remote control of select brain cells
One promising possibility for next-gen cancer treatments involves infiltrating tumors with specially-designed particles and heating them up to destroy the cancerous tissue, and new research from the University of College London (UCL) takes this technol… Continue reading Magnetic seeds can be steered into cancer tissue to kill it with heat
The continuing rise of antibiotic-resistant bacteria, also known as superbugs, is a growing concern, with some experts predicting they could kill millions per year by 2050. These bugs are evolving to evade our very best drugs, but knowing which ones ar… Continue reading Targeting “pre-resistant” bacteria could stop superbugs from forming
As we age, our eyesight naturally declines but a new study has found exposing our retinas to short bursts of deep red light can help deteriorating vision. The research shows just three minutes of exposure to 670-nanometer (long wavelength) deep red lig… Continue reading Brief exposure to near-infrared light improves deteriorating vision
UK researchers investigating a cohort of healthcare workers with a strange pre-existing resistance to SARS-CoV-2 infection have discovered a new antigen target for the next generation of COVID-19 vaccines. The researchers speculate the next wave of vac… Continue reading Next-gen supercharged COVID-19 vaccines may also target the common cold
While there are now a number of robotic hands that can grasp objects, it’s usually impossible to change a grasped object’s orientation within the hand without releasing it. A new robotic hand is able to do so, however, via its rolling fingers.Continue … Continue reading Unique robotic hand can rotate objects without releasing its grasp
A groundbreaking new imaging technique, utilizing X-rays generated by a cutting-edge particle accelerator, is offering 3D images of whole organs in unprecedented detail. Demonstrating the technology researchers imaged the lung of a deceased COVID-19 pa… Continue reading World’s brightest X-rays usher in medical imaging revolution
By using a nanoscale needle tip to probe the intricate exterior structures of Escherichia coli, scientists have produced the sharpest images ever of living bacteria. With this new perspective of its patchy protective layer, the researchers hope to furt… Continue reading Sharpest ever images of live bacteria unravel the secrets of superbugs