Tissue paper has been turned into a wearable sensor by engineers at the University of Washington. The team says the device is able to detect a pulse, a blink of an eye and other human movement and is ...

A technology usually reserved for designing buildings, bridges and aircraft has now been used to aid breast tissue reconstruction in cancer patients. In a study published today, Thursday 8 September, ...

(Nanowerk News) After undergoing surgery to remove diseased sections of the colon, up to 30 percent of patients experience leakage from their sutures, which can cause life-threatening complications.