Everything's mini now, it goes to follow that they run on minibatteries as well. But there's no such thing as minibatteries... right? Wrong. MIT researchers have just created this breakthrough technology, and they used viruses for it.

Lasers are fairly common tools in the practice of medicine, used for anything from surgery to cauterizing wounds - but how would you feel about having a laser control the beating of your heart? Story in the full article.

Granted, mobile phones are usually utilized for communication purposes. Recently, however, these gadgets have taken on an entirely new role: that of saving lives when medical practitioners aren't physically around. The key word here is telemedicine. Find out all about it in the full article after the jump.

Prosthetics for humans are common. Prosthetics for animals aren't as common, but they're not unheard of - but prosthetics for sea creatures are a different matter. At least, this is the first time we've heard of a prosthetic tail. Meet Winter, the world's first bionic dolphin. Details in the full article.

Imagine, if you will, a man who accidentally cut off the tip of his finger, nail, skin, bone, and all. After sprinkling some special white powder on it, all the parts grew back after a month. Magic? No. It's the cutting edge (pun intended) in stem cell research. The holy grail of medicine in powder form. Full story and a mini-documentary in the full article.

The results of a 20-year old project started by the Boston Retinal Implant Project may soon allow degenerative blind patients to once again see their surroundings. A new bio-electronic optical implant is currently in the works and should be ready to roll out within a couple of years. You can check out the details of this technological breakthrough in our full article.

It's always a blast to see how progress in science can eerily sound like science fiction. This is one such progress: scientists have been able to control nanobots using a tiny chemical "brain" that was inspired by one of the functions of our own brains. Read the story after following the "read more" link below.

Size does matter, even in the world of small things. Scientists at Purdue University have been able to take a three-dimensional image of a virus at a resolution of 4.5 angstroms. An angstrom is 0.1 nanometer long, or 1/10 billionth of a meter. So you can imagine that's quite an achievement. Check out the full article to see the magnified virus.

As consoles get more powerful, they break the boundaries of what they were originally designed for. While they were only limited to games before, they are now lending their power for use in the sciences, from medicine to computing the physics of two black holes colliding. Read more on the role of consoles in the fields of science by going to the full article.

When we're suffering from serious illnesses, the last thing we need is to go to the doctor's office only to stew in the waiting room for hours. Is it possible for doctors to monitor patients while the latter are in their own homes? Well, unless you're ready to pay a premium for house calls, it's quite possible with the latest technology being developed. Check out the evolved band-aid and how it monitors a patient's vital signs in the full article.