Electric mesh can give the heart an electromechanical hug
Researchers from the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) and Seoul National University have created a device that wraps an electronic mesh around the heart to battle heart failure. The mesh intelligently applying electrical impulses if problems are detected. Heart failure is a leading cause of mortality and...
Arthritis sufferers offered hope by bio-printed cow cartilage
A new 3D printing technique from Penn States Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences has produced cartilage from strands of bioink By substituting strands of cow cartilage for ink in a 3D bioprinter, engineers at Penn State have created a process that may one day allow cartilage...
Nissan developing fuel cells to generate electricity without combustion
Nissan hopes to revolution the automotive sector by developing e-Bio Fuel-Cell with an SOFC power generator - allowing its cars to produce electricity without combustion Nissan's Japanese engineers are said to be developing a Solid Oxide Fuel-Cell (SOFC)-powered system which could run on electricity generated from bio-ethanol. A...