News tagged with needle probe
Autonomous robot detects shrapnel
Jun 18, 2009 |
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Bioengineers at Duke University have developed a laboratory robot that can successfully locate tiny pieces of metal within flesh and guide a needle to its exact location -- all without the need for human assistance.
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Researchers use needle-thin probe to get first look at working muscle fiber
Jul 11, 2008 |
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Using an unusual microscope with a tip the size of a needle, Stanford researchers are now able to look at tiny fibers of working muscles in live humans, with minimum discomfort to the patient—a development patients are sure ...
Looking for water on Mars
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Sep 28, 2008 |
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NASA's Phoenix Scout Lander reached Mars on May 25,, opened a soils lab, and started looking for water. Phoenix uses a robotic scoop arm to deliver regolith samples to the suite of instruments aboard the Lander--with one ...
Miniature robot for precise positioning and targeting in neurosurgery wins award
Jun 05, 2007 |
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While recent advances in neurosurgery have made it possible to precisely target areas in the brain with minimum invasiveness -- using a small hole to insert a probe, needle or catheter -- there remains a disadvantage. ...
First steps toward autonomous robot surgeries
May 06, 2008 |
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The day may be getting a little closer when robots will perform surgery on patients in dangerous situations or in remote locations, such as on the battlefield or in space, with minimal human guidance.
Researchers can precisely manipulate polarization in nanostructures
Oct 22, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers from the MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology at the University of Twente, The Netherlands, working with American researchers, have succeeded in using an electrical signal to control ...
Nanoelectrodes can probe microscale environments
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Mar 09, 2007 |
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Investigating the composition and behavior of microscale environments, including those within living cells, could become easier and more precise with nanoelectrodes being developed at the University of Illinois.
Surgeons' unanimous consensus: Needle biopsy is gold standard for breast cancer diagnosis
Oct 07, 2009 |
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A special report published in the October issue of the Journal of the American College of Surgeons indicates that an alarming 35% of initial diagnostic breast biopsies in the United States are still being done using unnece ...
Light Reveals Breast Tumor Oxygen Status
Apr 01, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Light directed at a breast tumor through a needle can tell pathologists how much oxygen the tumor is consuming, and help oncologists choose treatment options that would be most effective for an individual ...
Making a Point: Picoscale Stability in a Room-Temperature AFM
Mar 25, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Forget dancing angels, a research team from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the University of Colorado (CU) has shown how to detect and monitor the tiny amount ...
China says completes 3D moon map
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Sep 29, 2009 |
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China has completed a high-resolution, three-dimensional map of the entire surface of the moon, in an important step towards a future lunar landing, an expert involved in the project said Tuesday.
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