An international team of researchers has developed a new method to deliver drugs into the inner ear. The discovery was possible by harnessing the natural flow of fluids in the brain and…
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This brain-computer interface can be implanted without cutting the skull
An implantable brain-computer interface (BCI) company named Synchron is developing a neuroprosthesis device named Stentrode. Stentrode is 8mm in diameter and made from a flexible alloy called nitinol. It is inserted into…
Stronger tape engineered through the art of cutting
A research team at Virginia Tech has adapted kirigami, the ancient Japanese art of cutting paper, into a method for increasing the adhesive bond of ordinary tape by 60 times. Adhesive tape…
Unraveling connections between the brain and gut
The brain and the digestive tract are in constant communication, relaying signals that help to control feeding and other behaviors. This extensive communication network also influences our mental state and has been…
MIT engineers develop a soft, printable, metal-free electrode
MIT engineers developed a metal-free, Jell-O-like material that is as soft and tough as biological tissue and can conduct electricity similarly to conventional metals. The new material, which is a type of…