Tiny robots ‘to treat brain bleeds’ ...Tech & Science Daily podcast
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Scientists at the University of Edinburgh are developing tiny robots that can be injected into the human body and used to perform complex treatment.
Researchers showed swarms of magnetised nanobots could be used to treat bleeds in the brain caused by aneurysms, which cause about 500,000 deaths globally each year.
Tech & Science Daily podcast hears about this pioneering study from Dr Qi Zhou, of the University of Edinburgh’s School of Engineering, who co-led the study.
New methods of making cocoa in the lab are being developed amid concerns the forest regions in West Africa and South America, where the natural beans are grown, are set to become drier due to climate change.
Hear Alan Pearlstein, CEO of California Cultured speaking to the Associated Press, on how the plant cell culture replicates the natural process at a facility in West Sacramento.
Also in this episode, we are rapidly approaching what’s been called Plastic Overshoot Day - that’s when we’ve generated more plastics than Earth can cope with.
Ahead of this grim milestone on 8 December, experts at eco network Earth Action are warning we’re going to generate a massive 220 tons of plastic waste this year.
Plus, Swedish clinic uses radar and lasers to ‘predict future illness’, prison’s £22 million to battle drug drones, London tree bug warning and EU visitors’ Brexit digital fingering.