Regeneration and improves functionality after a heart attack
University of California, San Diego bioengineers have demonstrated in a study in pigs that a new injectable hydrogel can repair damage from heart attacks,...
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Bioengineers print ears that look and act like the real thing
Cornell bioengineers and physicians have created an artificial ear that looks and acts like a natural ear, giving new hope to thousands of children born...
A photonic nanobeam inserted in a cell
Stanford researchers are the first to demonstrate that sophisticated light resonators can be inserted inside living cells without damage to the cell. The development marks...
Human cognition depends upon slow-firing neurons
Good mental health and clear thinking depend upon our ability to store and manipulate thoughts on a sort of “mental sketch pad.” In a...
The first bionic hand that can feel
A man who lost his hand in an accident is due to receive the first bionic hand designed to more fully simulate the sensation of...
Antibiotic study inspires new pathways in heart valve research
Bioengineering researchers in Associate Professor Jane Grande-Allen’s laboratory at Rice University analyze the biomechanics of heart-valve tissue and the underlying cellular and genetic causes of...
Miguel Nicolelis: A monkey that controls a robot with its thoughts.
Can we use our brains to directly control machines -- without requiring a body as the middleman? Miguel Nicolelis talks through an astonishing experiment, in...
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