Category: engineers

Portable ‘cold plasma’ wand prototype could destroy germs in seconds

Post author By Randall
Post date April 23, 2020
Categories In bacteria, disinfectant, engineers, germs, healthcare, hospitals, News, plasma, sanitizer, Tech, tomorrow, university of michigan, viruses, wand

[ad_1] Because the wand can sanitize both hard and soft surfaces, it could be a game changer for hospitals and healthcare facilities. While it’s safe to clean most solid surfaces (including your iPhone) with disinfectant wipes, sanitizing fabric and other soft materials isn’t as straightforward. In hospitals, those usually get locked in specialized cabinets that […]

MIT’s thread-like robot can slip through blood vessels in your brain

Post author By Randall
Post date August 29, 2019
Categories In aneurysm, blood clots, blood vessels, brain, brain surgery, brain vessel, engineers, fluoroscope, Gaming, gear, hydrogel, magnetic, medicine, mit, nickel, remote, robot, robotic, Robots, soft robot, stroke, surgeons, surgery, Tech, thread, tomorrow

[ad_1] The team described the “magnetically steerable, hydrogel-coated robotic thread” in a paper published in Science Robotics. The core of the thread is made from nickel-titanium alloy, which is both bendy and springy. It’s coated with a rubbery paste, or ink, which is embedded with magnetic particles. That’s then covered with a hydrogel, which makes […]