Hello blog readers! It has been a bit since my last post; the flu has been alive and well in this old man’s 59 year old body for the last week. In the meantime, I have a load of blogs topics that I am working through. I am in barrage mode, so be prepared.
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Again, I am blown away by what come from the field of biomimetics (a big word for “the application of methods and systems found in nature to the study and design of engineering systems and modern technology”, thank you Wikipedia). The iridescent colors of a butterfly wing come from photonic crystals. The “lighted up look” […]
In a recent entry, I commented on Philips Electronics’ drug delivery pill which is ingested, rather than injected. Now, in yet another “Fantastic Voyage” article, the Israelis announced that they have created a robot that is small enough to travel through the blood stream to deliver drugs to a specified site. This robot is powered […]
Just when you thought that you were safe from the “Fantastic Voyage” shrinkonauts, Phillips has patented a deep diving drug delivery system that will release its contents on-demand, through an RF link through your innards. The mini stomach diver has a control system, comm. link, drug storage, release hatch and power supply.
The idea is to […]
