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.

    4 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 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.

    5 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.

    4 minutes