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Taken with a pinch of salt: Researchers shrink camera to the size of a salt grain

Taken with a pinch of salt: Researchers shrink camera to the size of a salt grain

Micro-sized cameras have great potential to spot problems in the human body and enable sensing for super-small robots, but past approaches captured fuzzy, distorted images with limited fields of view. Now, researchers have overcome these obstacles with an ultracompact camera the size of a coarse grain of salt. 

“Treatment in one click”: Digital twin prototype set to revolutionise personalised healthcare

“Treatment in one click”: Digital twin prototype set to revolutionise personalised healthcare

As part of the “MED²ICIN” lighthouse project, seven Fraunhofer Institutes are presenting the first prototype of a digital patient model. This prototype revolutionises the very foundation of personalised and cost-optimised treatment, opening up new perspectives.

Webinar: Green business – What, when and how

Webinar: Green business – What, when and how

In this webinar, Sarim Shehzad, Product Specialist at Amplicon, explores the impacts of climate change and how businesses can adapt to the changes and challenges that go along with a carbon neutral strategy. He provides insight on current global trends and the international and national response to this crisis, as well as explaining how companies can reduce costs, while saving the planet.

Pay for purchases with a high-five

Pay for purchases with a high-five

Imagine your car starting the moment you get in because it recognises the jacket you're wearing. Consider the value of a hospital gown that continuously measures and transmits a patient's vital signs. These are just two applications made possible by a new 'body area network'-enabling fabric.

Robo-tots: New Pac-Man-shaped living robots can make babies!

Robo-tots: New Pac-Man-shaped living robots can make babies!

AI-designed Xenobots reveal an entirely new form of biological reproduction – promising for regenerative medicine.

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