Technology & Society
A national team of researchers has developed a first-of-its-kind, 3D-printed guide that helps regrow both the sensory and motor functions of complex nerves after injury. The groundbreaking research has the potential to help more than 200,000 people annually who experience
From the LAT: “So far, the medical implant has been tested in three children between the ages of 3 months and 16 months. Before getting the implant, the young patients had spent much of their lives in intensive care, where
This is such a great story, and really only the beginning of what will be possible outside of the traditional health sector. Thank-you awesome engineers and tinkerers! Also, see this adorable video of Robert Downey Jr. helping out with the
Super-interesting use of 3D printing. Self-healing plastic modeled on the human body. The next remake of Robocop should definitely include this tech. From the WSJ: “In their demonstration, the scientists managed to close the equivalent of a bullet hole more
3D printing is creating all sorts of options for patients these days, including getting a customized replacement for skull bone. That was important for a 22-year-old woman who was facing certain death if she didn’t have the intervention because her