Robotic Worm Turns Corners During Surgery

Robotic Worm Turns Corners During Surgery

Minimally invasive surgical procedures have made it possible for doctors to access and repair parts of the body that were unreachable under older conditions. Still, the tools for these operations continue to evolve and improve to solve additional problems. For...
Dental Implants Ward Off Bacteria

Dental Implants Ward Off Bacteria

One of the many miracles of modern dentistry is the use of dental implants to replace teeth lost to injury or disease. These permanent replacements get colonized by the body’s own cells, incorporating them into the patients’ jaws. The problem is that...
Scientists Enlist Algae in War on Cancer

Scientists Enlist Algae in War on Cancer

When I hear “nanotechnology,” I tend to think of microscopic components that have been designed and fabricated by people for some purpose or another. Scientists at the University of South Australia have taken a different approach to engineering their...
Smart Scale Wins CES 2016 Award

Smart Scale Wins CES 2016 Award

Everything is getting smart these days, even the traditional bathroom scale. New models measure more than just weight, and instead of a spinning dial of digits, the results are wirelessly beamed to your smartphone or tablet. One of these space age scales, the...