This tiny magnetic blob could change how we treat brain tumors forever... @veritasium
This tiny magnetic blob could change how we treat brain tumors forever...  @veritasium
Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
Scientists have developed a new way to provide treatment for brain tumours.

Currently we use chemotherapy, but that's like throwing a grenade at a mosquito, you end up damaging a lot more than you mean to.

This magnetic blob will help change that.

References:
Microrobots: science.org/stoken/author-tokens/ST-3054/full
nature.com/articles/d41586-025-03754-6
washingtonpost.com/science/2025/11/19/robot-drugs-side-effects-magnets

Catheters: science.org/doi/full/10.1126/scirobotics.adh0298

Telesurgery: science.org/doi/10.1126/scirobotics.ado3187
science.org/doi/full/10.1126/scirobotics.adq0192

Electromagnetic Navigation Systems: advanced.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/adma.202310701

Magnetic Levitation: youtube.com/watch?v=WT8129liuQc
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