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Robot Reinvents Bypass Surgery
USA Today
May 1, 2008
"The surgeon working inside J.C. Bizzle's chest perched at an egg-shaped console a few yards from the operating table. Without laying hands on his patient, he bypassed two clogged arteries supplying Bizzle's heart."
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Luna lands $1.9 million contract from Navy
Roanoke Times
April 24, 2008
"The U.S. Navy really likes to know when an enemy threat rides the waves or cruises beneath. The Navy believes Roanoke-based Luna Innovations' "shape-sensing" technology could enhance such surveillance."
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Luna Finding Is Hair Raising
GoDanRiver.com
April 10, 2008
"Danville’s Luna Innovations has now announced the discovery of a nanomedicine that could help grow new hair follicles. Luna nanoWorks scientists made the discovery while working on an antioxidant, which could lead to treating a wide range of diseases."
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Sensing System Maps Fibre Position and Shape in Medical Applications
Nature Photonics
March 2008
"Using Luna's fibre-optic cable during minimally invasive surgery gives surgeons real-time feedback on the position of the instruments used."
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NASA-Inspired Shape-Sensing Fibers Enable Minimally Invasive Surgery
NASA Tech Briefs
Feb. 1, 2008
"Using technology inspired by NASA, Luna Innovations developed a shape and position sensor using optical fiber. This fiber optic cable is minimally intrusive, virtually weightless, and can provide real-time feedback of its own dynamic shape and position."
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Nanotechnology big in Danville
Roanoke Times
Jan. 20, 2008
"The clash between the state's old and new world economies is palpable in the cavernous, timber-framed warehouse that houses Luna Innovation's nanotechnology division."
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