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Innovations in Drone Security

Innovation Spotlight

The IEEE Xplore Innovation Spotlight features articles on cutting-edge topics handpicked from the IEEE Xplore Digital Library of more than 6 million technical documents.

Advancing Neonatal Phototherapy Research

October 1, 2025

Health, medical

Phototherapy is a widely accepted, effective, and non-invasive treatment for neonatal jaundice (NNJ). In this common condition, a newborn has high levels of the yellow pigment bilirubin in their blood. The therapy uses controlled blue-green light to alter the structure of bilirubin, allowing the body to expel it more easily. While usually temporary and harmless, severe jaundice can cause brain damage, making phototherapy a vital treatment to prevent complications.

Miniature Robots for Medical Surgery

October 20, 2023

medical, Robotics

Small-scale machines that can travel freely inside the body to treat diseases have attracted extensive attention due to their minimal invasiveness, which can reduce trauma, the risk of infection, and pain after an operation and shorten recovery time. Magnetic miniature robots are promising tools for minimally invasive and noninvasive therapy.

Using Film to Advance Eyeblink Detection Technology

May 6, 2020

Biometrics, medical, 4IR

The way someone blinks their eyes can be a sign of a disease, fatigue or even deception. Researchers have discovered a new way of measuring eyeblinks.

A Mobile Diagnosis Device to Mitigate Pandemics and Infectious Diseases

March 17, 2020

medical, Mobile, 4IR

A handheld lab-on-a-chip device can diagnose an infectious disease quickly, with results posted to the cloud for real-time pandemic monitoring.