Optical Fiber Pajamas Light Up to Treat Jaundice in Newborns

Kids born with jaundice have to spend a good deal of time in an illuminated incubator before they can metabolize bilirubin hepatically. Nobody likes this, as the child has to be taken away from the parents to spend time inside a glass box.

At the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology (Empa), a new illuminated fabric has (Read more...)

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