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Eggs and poultry provide important sources of protein globally, driving a major industry with large economic impacts. Challenges to hatchery operations include embryo mortality, fertility, sex determination, and eggshell characteristics. These features have a substantial impact on production, but they are difficult and time-consuming to estimate. A University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign research team has conducted multiple studies using near infrared (NIR) and hyperspectral imagery (HSI) to evaluate chicken eggs, potentially leading to more efficient, safe, and humane production methods. They discuss their findings in a series of publications.
In APL Bioengineering, researchers designed a force-sensing miniature robot, called a mobile microgripper, to handle cell spheroids with care. The MMG resembles the gripping part of the claw toy, made of two arms connected by a hinge for a controlled — and gentle — gripping. It’s controlled by magnets, which are biocompatible with spheroids, decreasing the risk of collateral damage, and the gripping force is monitored and adjusted in real time, allowing researchers to adapt to the delicate nature of the cells.
MIT researchers developed a method for making an iron-containing gel that can form soft, magnetically activated structures. The gel could be the basis for microscopic robots and materials that can be controlled by an external magnet, for example to release drugs or grab biopsies within the body.