A team of scientists at Switzerland's École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne have developed a robot that can be controlled using only your mind. The new technology was demonstrated earlier this Continue reading…
Going to the hospital every few months for painful spinal surgery is an awful way to have to spend your teenage years, but for thousands of adolescents with severe scoliosis, it's better than the Continue reading…
This is Christopher Hills. He's an Apple fan. He also has cerebral palsy, and as you'll see in the first video below, he can't control his muscles easily. The incredible thing about Christopher, Continue reading…
Scientists have been taking inspiration from printers for everything from treating burns to recreating cardiac tissue. Researchers at Clemson University have perfected a way to use an ordinary inkjet Continue reading…
At least fifty calves and three human beings are living with no pulse in their bodies, thanks to an artificial pump that replaced their naturally-grown hearts, as detailed in a story from Popular Continue reading…
What doctor wouldn't want to implant a motorized device inside his or her patient’s vasculature? It would be perfect for delivering drugs or sensors, busting blood clots, or removing plaque, but Continue reading…
Though it certainly appears menacing at first glance, the mechanical "crab" you see above could be saving countless lives before long. It's the handiwork of researchers in Singapore — led by Continue reading…
After years of research, Dr. John Rogers is making progress on electronics that he hopes can fit directly onto a brain or heart. While small electronic devices can currently monitor organ function and Continue reading…
If you sit behind a desk in an office all day then you'll be all too aware of the effects from not changing your position regularly. Wheelchair users spend the majority of their day seated, with long Continue reading…
There's something about the traditional, two-tone capsule that seems to really get designers going. Guess we really do like our medicine... Anyways, Gavio's The Pill is a speaker dock for the newest (6 Continue reading…
