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Smart Contact Lens Doubles as Blood-Sugar Monitor
11/02/2018
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Scientists have designed a smart contact lens to measure the wearer’s blood sugar without using a needle. So far, the needle-less prototype has only been tested in rabbits — and it’s not clear if it’s even possible to accurately monitor blood sugar u...
5 THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT ELECTRON MICROSCOPE
16/07/2017
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An electron microscope is a microscope that uses a beam of accelerated electrons as a source of illumination. As the wavelength of an electron can be 100,000 times sorter than that of visible light photons, electrons microscopes have a higher resolvi...
“Smart” thread that collects diagnostic data when sutured into tissue
25/07/2016
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Smart threads are all set to play a key role in point of care diagnostics as it promises to make easier for doctors to monitor patients with serious wounds. The team at Tufts University has successfully shown how the smart thread can collect and tra...
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Gene Editing Tool CRISPR Is Making Scientists Face The Hard Questions
10/03/2016
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The CRISPR-Cas9 tool makes genetic engineering cheap and easy, making it a powerful tool that has the potential to be abused. Video provided by NewsyT...