Smart Sutures Use Ultra-Thin Technology to Detect Infection [Biotechnology]

A team of researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have successfully developed an electronic suture that contains ultrathin silicon sensors integrated on polymer or silk strips and can be laced through the skin and knotted just like conventional medical stitches. More »

Who Knew Getting Stitches in Your Eyeball Could Be So Beautiful? [Image Cache]

Reddit user Philawesomeraptor‘s girlfriend recently received a cornea transplant for a condition called keratoconus, which causes structural changes to the cornea, and drastically distorts vision. These are her stitches. More »