3D printed tissues could keep athletes on track
Bio-engineers from Rice University and the University of Maryland have shown off their first success at engineering scaffolds which can act like osteochondral tissue. Problems with osteochondral tissue - the...
AI learns to detect tumours in microscopy images
A team Japanese researchers have been able to spot different cancer within microsoptic images using deep-learning AI techniques. The new technique could lead to better cancer treatments. The technique used...
Bioengineered Lungs Grown in a Lab Transplanted Into Pigs
The average wait in the UK for a lung transplant is three to six months. There are more patients need of lungs than there are available donor organ. Bioengineers at...
“This is Engineering” – How the Royal Academy of Engineering is re-branding Engineering for the 21st Century
The Royal Academy of Engineering has launched "This is Engineering". The new campaign has been designed by The Royal Academy of Engineering to change perceptions of Engineering.
2018 Inventor Prize finalists announced
Finalists for this year's Inventor Prize, launched last year as a partnership between Nesta, a global innovation foundation and the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy have just been...
Growing food from mattresses: what Engineers can learn from working in refugee camps
I am a scientist who has spent his career working with industry at the interface of science, engineering and medicine. I have served on many advisory boards on translating research...