A mother-to-be inspired her electronic engineer husband to devise a new low-cost baby scanner which could save hundreds of thousands of lives. Sonar expert Jeff Neasham used cheap components to make a ...

Patients may one day be "frisked" for cancer tumours using a hand-held device said to have produced remarkable results in two independent trials. Like an airport metal detector or a prop from Star ...

UCL researchers have developed a new hand-held scanner designed to generate highly detailed 3D photoacoustic imaging in ‘just seconds.’ Photoacoustic tomography image of diseased vasculature in the ...

A new hand-held scanner developed by UCL researchers and tested in a series of clinical trials on UCLH patients can generate highly detailed 3D photoacoustic images in just seconds, paving the way for ...

A HIGH-TECH, handheld scanner could help diagnose breast cancer early. The gadget, which painlessly examines breast tissue, accurately detects small lumps under the skin in five to 10 minutes, ...

Boxing authorities are evaluating a new handheld brain scanner that could be used by ringside doctors, Sky News understands. The British Boxing Board of Control (BBBC) is closely monitoring trials of ...

A hand-held scanner that creates perfect 3D maps at a walking pace is set to revolutionize crime scene investigation. The Zebedee scanner uses technology originally designed to explore cave complexes ...