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3-D Printing of Tracheal Cartilage
Makerbot 3D Printed Trachea Cartilage
The trachea, a windpipe that connects the lungs and throat, is a cartilage structure that can [MORE]
Artificial Blood Vessels
Tissue Engineering Vascular Graft
3-D printing is not the only means for making artificial structures; another technique is electro-spinning, which is [MORE]
Trans-Oral Robotic Surgery
TORS
The Da Vinci surgical robot is most often seen in prostate cancer operations, but in this piece a Head & [MORE]
Human Proteome Atlas Published
Image from the Human Protein Atlas
With funding from the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation (Stockholm, Sweden) a multinational proteomics collaboration [MORE]
Glucolight
Glucolight Sensor
Researchers at the Swiss University Hospital Zurich have developed a blood sugar monitoring device that takes its readings through [MORE]
Venter’s Human Longevity, Inc.
J. Craig Venter
Its banner reads: “Aging is the single biggest risk factor for virtually every significant human disease. . .” [MORE]
The Robot-Assisted Hospital as It Now Exists
Tug Robot
When the University of California San Francisco’s Mission Bay Hospital opened early this year, it claimed to have “the [MORE]