Enhancing deep sleep Research ETH Zurich Researchers have developed a wearable device that plays specific sounds to enhance deep sleep. The first clinical study has now shown that the device is effective, but not at the same level of effectiveness for everyone. In the heat of the wound Research Empa A bandage that releases medication as soon as an infection starts in a wound could treat injuries more efficiently. Empa researchers are currently working on polymer fibers that soften as soon as the environment heats up due to an infection, thereby releasing antimicrobial drugs. Innovative arthritis treatment combines heat with exercise Research EPFL EPFL engineers have discovered that increasing the temperature of cartilage in the knee during physical exertion could prevent the cartilage from degenerating. Previous 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Page 18 of 18
