💁🏻♀️ TIL: Engineers at #ETHZurich built microscopic #nanorobots – only six micrometers wide, smaller than a red blood #cell – that combine neural #stemcells with magnetic nanoparticles that generate electrical signals.
In #mice with severed spinal cords, the #bots stimulated nerve fibers to reconnect. After 28 days, the mice showed major improvements in walking and coordination. Human trials are still years away.
👉 https://www.popsci.com/health/nanorobot-spinal-injury/
#spine #medicine #engineering #neurotechnology #neuroscience #paralysis #nature #biotechnology #research














