With these pieces in place, Liu and his colleagues tested several transparent skull implants on rats ... non-invasive approach could open new avenues for patient monitoring and clinical research ...

Robotic tools are too big for ‘keyhole’ brain surgery – but a new miniature technology using magnets could change all that.

Most brain surgery requires doctors to remove part of the skull to access hard-to-reach ... pull or cut tissue as desired. In open brain surgery, the surgeon relies on their own dexterous wrist ...