Seeking to advance minimally invasive medical treatments, researchers have proposed using tiny robots, driven by magnetic potential energy from magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanners. The... Read more
HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE REALM OF POSSIBILITIES
NEW IDEAS
- Swarms of microrobots injected into the body could unblock internal medical devices and avoid further surgery
- Bioengineering better photosynthesis increases yields in food crops for the first time ever
- Protecting wood from fire with a new invisible coating
- Floating ‘artificial leaves’ can generate clean fuels from sunlight and water and could operate on a large scale at sea
- A tiny molecule which can enter a solid tumor may allow for more accessible and effective cancer immunotherapies
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- A new paradigm to achieve privacy-preserving imaging by building a fundamentally new type of imager designed by AI
- The first hydrogel-based cartilage substitute that is even stronger and more durable than the real thing
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- The opportunity for an entirely new type of therapeutic approach to treat Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia
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