30.10.2024
There are almost 40 million blind people worldwide, with a further 124 million suffering from visual impairment. Researchers have long been looking for ways to at least partially restore sight to make everyday life easier for those affected. With the miniaturization of technology and improved data transmission and evaluation, visual implants are increasingly coming into focus.Fraunhofer IKTS
08.11.2023
When carrying out root canal treatment procedures, dentists need to insert a file deep into the root canal to remove the inflamed tissue. The rotating file often gets jammed and must be cleaned regularly. Researchers have developed a piezoceramic stack actuator that overlays the rotating motion with a vibrating motion.Sato et al
09.02.2023
Instrumenting integrative actuators and sensors within a single active device at the microscale is constrained by current manufacturing technologies. Now, a team of researchers has developed a flexible polymer-based actuatable fiber which is capable of being integrated with smart materials and biosensing composite materials.WILDDESIGN GmbH, Gelsenkirchen
07.02.2023
They are barely the size of a thumbnail, able to communicate with each other and respond to each other, and designed to make life easier for people with functional limitations. We are talking about a new generation of interactive microimplants developed by the innovation cluster INTAKT.