Infertility affects an estimated 186 million people worldwide, with fallopian tube obstruction contributing to 11%-67% of female infertility cases. Researchers have developed an innovative solution ...

During trials, the 3D-printed “lollipop” structures were magnetized to assorted levels. When a simple refrigerator magnet was ...

Researchers have detailed a new approach for fabricating magnetically responsive microscale structures using Additive ...

The Nature Index 2025 Research Leaders — previously known as Annual Tables — reveal the leading institutions and countries/territories in the natural and health sciences, according to their output in ...

(A) Illustration of the soft microswimmer with a single microbubble. (B) Illustration of CeFlowBots with bubble arrays. (C) Illustration of the microbubble-aided microrobots. (D) Illustration of the ...

Every year, 12 million people worldwide suffer a stroke; many die or are permanently impaired. Currently, drugs are administered to dissolve the thrombus that blocks the blood vessel. These drugs ...

Researchers headed by a team at ETH Zurich have developed a magnetically guided microrobotics system that they say can navigate the body’s intricate passageways and vasculature to deliver drugs with ...

Fabricated with a gel side for carrying drugs and a magnetic side for steering, these microrobots can navigate complex biological environments like intestines. Microrobots formed in droplets could ...

Magnetic robotic microscrew for oviduct recanalization. The magnetic microrobot clears the blockage based on mechanical motion under the rotating magnetic field. WASHINGTON, Dec. 17, 2024 — ...