95% Accuracy: Magnetic Microrobots Eliminate Stroke Clots and Tumors in Major Medical Breakthrough.
ETH Zurich has unveiled one of the most important medical breakthroughs of the year, and somehow it’s still flying under the radar. Their research team, led by microrobotics expert Bradley Nelson and postdoctoral engineer Fabian Landers, has created tiny magnetic microrobots that can steer through blood vessels and deliver drugs directly into stroke clots or tumors with 95% accuracy.
GGD Startup: Zuri Health
Zuri Health is a telemedicine company disrupting traditional, analog healthcare. To better serve patients, the startup deploys mobile software like AI, apps and SMS messaging. A key aspect of Zuri’s mission is to “not just cure illnesses but prevent them.” Founded in Kenya, the healthtech startup has expanded to other countries in Africa. Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Ghana, and Zambia all have Zuri Health services.
Data Viz 11: Hugging Habits
Hugs are small but powerful acts of connection, and our latest infographic highlights how their frequency varies throughout the week. According to a scientific study published in the Journal of Nonverbal Behavior; adults hug at different frequencies throughout the week.
Synchron Implants Enable Mind-Driven Control of Amazon’s Alexa
Next week, Apple will launch ‘Glowtime,’ a special live stream event. The iPhone 16 is expected to drop, but the tech giant remains tight-lipped on official details. Rumors of new features have been swirling. Out of the many predictions buzzing online, here’s what we believe you’ll see at Glowtime.
GGD Startup: Modern Fertility
Fertility testing used to be an expensive, time-consuming process; regulated to private labs and boxed in by specialist recommendations. In 2017, founders Afton Vechery and Carly Leahy developed a simple, at-home fertility testing kit; allowing women to check for up to 7 hormones through a simple prick.
Recall: 110,000 Boxes of Antibiotics in France
France’s medical safety authority, Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament (ANSM) has issued a recall of 110,000 boxes of Amoxicillin, the country’s most popular antibiotic medication.
The GGD Hit List: HIV Patient Cured, AI Voice Cloning Revs Up, and a New Time Zone
The GGD Hit List is a weekly, curated list of discoveries in tech and science. For this edition, we rounded up news in everything from a possible cure for HIV to a new time zone. Here are the top innovation headlines for this week.
Recall: Infla-650 Herbal Dietary Supplements
GGD Profiles is where we highlight startups transforming the world. Photoroom is a photography app which allows to edit hundreds of images in seconds. Using AI tech, Photoroom has established key tools like Background Remover, Batch Mode or Retouch to let users create stunning images.
Warning: Microsoft IT Outage
GGD Profiles is where we highlight startups transforming the world. Photoroom is a photography app which allows to edit hundreds of images in seconds. Using AI tech, Photoroom has established key tools like Background Remover, Batch Mode or Retouch to let users create stunning images.
Recall: Inspire IV Implantable Pulse Generator
GGD Profiles is where we highlight startups transforming the world. Photoroom is a photography app which allows to edit hundreds of images in seconds. Using AI tech, Photoroom has established key tools like Background Remover, Batch Mode or Retouch to let users create stunning images.