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Alternative medicine
fromNature
2 months ago

Magnetic gel injected into the heart could stop strokes

A magnetic hydrogel fluid injected into the heart seals the left atrial appendage to prevent stroke-causing clots in patients with irregular heartbeats.
Alternative medicine
fromNatural Health News
10 months ago

Breakthrough MIT "bubble wrap" water harvester pulls safe drinking water from desert air without electricity

MIT engineers developed a device that extracts drinking water from air using hydrogel and passive cooling, functional in arid regions without external power.
fromArs Technica
1 year ago

Scientists made a stretchable lithium battery you can bend, cut, or stab

"All such batteries could [only] operate [for] a short time, sometimes a few hours, sometimes a few days," says Liwei Lin, a mechanical engineering professor at UC Berkeley and senior author of the study.
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