Tag: Medical technology

  • Health

    At the corner of med and tech

    Undergraduate Michael Chen, who created an extraordinary program to help treat TB, also works with a student program to treat ordinary patients.

    3–5 minutes
    Michael Chen.
  • Science & Tech

    Soft robots for all

    The first soft ring oscillator gets plushy robots to roll, undulate, sort, meter liquids, and swallow.

    4–5 minutes
    Hand holding oscillators
  • Science & Tech

    Combing out a tangled problem

    A new technique speeds creation of nanowire devices, boosting research into what’s happening inside cells.

    4–6 minutes
    Charles Lieber
  • Health

    Using medical technology wisely

    A former White House official says health care technologies are ready to serve medicine, but the challenge will be ensuring that such innovations do not deepen existing disparities in care.

    3–4 minutes