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A low-cost life support machine for patients with covid
A device that helps desperately sick patients breathe and costs around £150 to manufacture could revolutionise care in low to middle income countries.
Engineering longer-lasting artificial joints
A £4 million research project will develop a new generation of artificial joints that last longer, produce fewer side effects and are better suited for younger people.
Robots join the frontline fight against coronavirus
Field tests have begun using intelligent robots to prevent the spread of coronavirus in busy public spaces.
Simple fix creates coronavirus breathing aids
Engineers and scientists have developed a way to convert a sleep apnoea machine into a ventilator to treat people with covid-19.
The robot opening a window on an ancient civilisation
Engineers have developed a robot that has successfully navigated one of the narrow shafts of the Great Pyramid - in an attempt to solve one of the big mysteries in Egyptian archaeology.