DAILY INNOVATION BRIEF by Edward Kane, Journalist
D A ILY INNOVATION BRIEF By Journalists Edward Kane & Marya nne Kane CHINA CREATES TINY ROBOT THAT SHRINKS BRAIN TUMORS & REDUCES ANEURISM RISK Source: Stock Chinese scientists have created a microfiber-bot that crawls into the brain and could save 750,000 lives a year. Here's what we know: It could revolutionize brain surgery Length: 5mm Composition: magnetized fiber Shape-changing worm Brain insertion: via catheter Untethered, magnetically-controlled, soft robot Movement: via doctors using magnets The robot's flexible shape allows it to block problematical blood vessels It's capable of fixing an...