Researchers in the Netherlands have announced that they are close to developing injections without needles.
The scientists have developed what they call a “Bubble Gun”. It uses a laser to push tiny droplets through the outer layer of the skin.
This results in “virtually painless” injections.
The new technology has been developed by Twente University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
The process is quicker than a mosquito bite and doesn’t cause any pain because the nerve endings in the skin are not touched.
The new technology will hopefully help those suffering from trypanophobia – or fear of needles. It’s more common than you might think. Roughly one in five people suffer from this condition.
The Bubble Gun could take one to three years to become available to the general public, depending on the progress of research and regulatory issues.
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WOW, thats so cool! im afraid of needles so this will be cool!
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wow that’s so cool
I don’t mind needles but this invention would be excellent!
That’s pretty cool!
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wow thats amazing chur girl
Wow! This will allow a lot of people to not be scared of vaccinations!
Thats super cool!
This is amazing for people who have trypanophobia
wow.
Thats so smart! The fact that heaps of people are scared of needles ( Like me) and the dutches have created somthing painless AND needless is amazing!
yes, but it might not be shipped to NZ, so don’t get excited, y’all
Thats very cool!
That’s so cool
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wow that’s so cool but i don’t really mind needles!
i’m not afraid of anything.
this would help a lot of people
I believe these would be an amazing improvement from regular needles; they are virtually painless! Also, my brother is afraid of needles so he won’t be scared to get the vacine.
WOW thats so cool injections are really scary so this would be amazing
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My brother is scared of injections. Even if there isn’t a needle
wow that was really cool
cool that’AMAZING!
the covid vaccine hurt this wont
I found it surprising that you can inject something into someones arm or something without even touching them