The diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer could be rapidly improved by new magnetic resonance (MR) technology being developed by Specialty Magnetics.
Body armour could be made more impact resistant by adding silicon to boron carbide, a material commonly used for making items such as ballistic vests.
Gel-filled “nanosponges” able to mop up the toxins produced by bacteria could be used to treat antibiotic-resistant “superbug” infections such as MRSA a team of US researchers has claimed.
A team of researchers led by Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute has won a $2.3m (£1.5m) grant to develop a touch-sensitive virtual reality simulator that will standardise how surgeons are trained and...
