For the millions of people every year who have or need medical devices implanted, a new advancement in 3D printing technology developed at the University of Florida promises significantly qu... Read more
First real-life study to provide data on the potential of powering medical implants with solar cells The notion of using solar cells placed under the skin to continuously recharge implanted... Read more
Transient Electronics that Dissolve in Water Usher in Next Generation of Devices, from Green Technologies to Medical Implants Electronic devices that dissolve completely in water, leaving be... Read more
Breakthrough technology creates materials infused with cancer-fighting drugs, antibiotics A team of researchers at Louisiana Tech University has developed an innovative method for using affo... Read more
Tune In, Turn On, Power Up Human beings don’t come with power sockets, but a growing numbers of us have medical implants that run off electricity. To keep our bionic body parts from powering... Read more
The disposal of used plastics – which are largely non-biodegradable – is a major environmental issue. ‘Bioplastics‘ that are naturally synthesized by mi... Read more
MIT engineers have developed a fuel cell that runs on the same sugar that powers human cells: glucose. This glucose fuel cell could be used to drive highly efficient brain implants of the fu... Read more
MINDSTORMS is quite definitely not the LEGO that many of us might remember Despite what TV shows like CSI would have us believe, a lot of lab work tends to be highly monotonous. It’s the typ... Read more
Are 3D printers not amazing enough already? Apparently some scientists at the Vienna University of Technology (TU Vienna) didn’t think so, as they have now built one that can create in... Read more
A researcher from the UK’s University of Reading has warned of possible future infection issues for recipients of medical implants. The cause for concern is not biological, though. Dr.... Read more