Researchers at Princeton University and the University of Washington have designed an ultracompact camera the size of a coarse grain of salt that’s capable of producing crisp, full-colour images on a par with a conventional compound camera lens 500,000 times larger in volume. According to the research team, the system could enable minimally invasive endoscopy with medical … [Read more...] about Engineers create salt-grain-sized camera
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Low-cost neonatal incubator gets first use in clinical setting
An innovative new neonatal incubator designed, developed and manufactured in Britain has been used for the first time in a clinical setting in the UK,helping to sustain a premature baby at St Peter’s Hospital, Chertsey. Globally, about ten per cent of babies are born prematurely and one million die each year. Access to consistent warmth could prevent as many as … [Read more...] about Low-cost neonatal incubator gets first use in clinical setting
Burnley student wins medal for exoskeleton designed to help her cousin
A young Burnley student’s engineering project to create an exoskeleton jacket for her cousin, who has spinal muscular atrophy, has won a major award at COP26. Krystyna Marshall was aged 15 and attending Sir John Thursby Community College in Burnley when she teamed up with engineers from the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) to turn her idea for the exoskeleton jacket … [Read more...] about Burnley student wins medal for exoskeleton designed to help her cousin
New face mask is a Covid killer
Engineers at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) in Richmond, Virginia, have designed a new face mask that uses chemical reactions and electrical charges to kill microbes, including the coronavirus particle. ‘The problem with almost all commercially available masks is that they are passive devices. They capture airborne pathogens, but they don’t kill them,’ said Wei-Ning … [Read more...] about New face mask is a Covid killer
BBQ lighter sparks vaccine delivery breakthrough
A team of Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University researchers has developed and tested an innovative handheld electroporator for delivering vaccines that requires no batteries and can be mass produced at low cost. Electroporation uses short electric pulses to drive molecules into cells. The technique, which is commonly employed in research labs, currently … [Read more...] about BBQ lighter sparks vaccine delivery breakthrough
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