3D printer that creates lifelike tumours for research takes out top design award
A world-first 3D bioprinter with the ability to replicate the structure of cancer cells has been awarded the 2019 Good ...
Tag: biotechnology
Australian engineer develops pain-free device for diabetics to monitor health
Medical and engineering researchers are working on a device that could one day replace needle-prick blood tests for type 1 ...
Materials engineers find way to recycle old jeans into artificial cartilage
A Deakin University team has found an unexpected material that can be used to produce synthetic cartilage: old denim.
‘Cybertongue’ could reduce the cost of lactose-free dairy and improve disease detection
Four per cent of Australians, and up to 65 per cent of people around the world, are lactose intolerant. A ...
New expandable orthopaedic screw reduces bone damage from hip surgery
One in 10 complex hip surgery patients have to return to hospital due to orthopaedic screws coming loose. This orthopaedic ...
New fluorescent dyes could sharpen the focus of biological imaging
Fluorescent molecules have been used in biological imaging for over a century. Recent studies have shed light on the technology’s ...
New 3D printing techniques bring bionic eyes “closer than ever”
Researchers have 3D printed light receptors onto a hemispherical surface for the first time, a significant step towards making bionic ...
New tech could lead to early detection of Alzheimer’s disease
Alzheimer's disease and dementia affect almost 50 million people worldwide, with a case every three seconds. A new method could ...
How one engineering entrepreneur helps medtech ideas come to life
According to Dr Erol Harvey, winner of the 2018 ATSE Clunies Ross Entrepreneur of the Year Award, there is no ...
What happens when you transform living cells into wearable tech?
Your next health check might come courtesy of this chic, discreet, 3D-printed 'living tattoo'.
