Medical & healthcare

Nottingham University develops at home diagnostic kits for people with cystic fibrosis

Social robots used in European hospital trial

Royal Academy of Engineering’s Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation marks 10th anniversary

Design and working concept of the Stretchable microNeedle Adhesive Patch

KAIST researchers develop new sweat-resistant wearable technology

Portable device makes rapid count of white blood cells

Professor Hamdi Torun pictured holding the contact lens

Contact lens detects signs of glaucoma

When placed on the surface of the brain, this thin, flexible implant enables researchers to capture high-resolution information about neural activity deep inside the brain without damaging its delicate tissue

Transparent implant takes deep neural recordings from surface of brain

Top research prize awarded to infectious disease professor

Smart Stent to warn of restenosis

Hundreds of thousands of plastic particles have been found per litre of bottled water

Advanced imaging reveals bottled water nanoplastics

Researchers develop robotic wearable device to improve walking for individual with Parkinson’s disease

Mouse living with diabetes

Neural recording technology shows promise for brain-machine interfaces