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At a glance 2 min
A 3D-printed bionic hand
Open Bionics, an English company, has developed a bionic hand called the Hero Arm....
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Expert views 4 min
“Anti-Covid masks are perfectly recyclable if they are decontaminated properly first!”
An interview with Jean-Marc Neveu, Managing Director of CDA Développement and Plaxtil, a recently-incorporated French company which achieved a world first by developing a technique for recycling dispo...
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Daily life 5 min
Tomorrow’s medicine: polymers the darlings of researchers everywhere
Polymers are also on the front lines in the medical field and not only in the time of a pandemic. They have been part and parcel of many medical advances, and they remain a source of hope for many res...
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At a glance 2 min
PoliValve, a new polymer heart valve
Teams of scientists at the Universities of Cambridge and Bristol in England are developing a polymer aortic (heart) valve, a promising alternative for the millions of patients who suffer from severe h...