Australian bioengineering inspirations, from the pacemaker to the bionic eye
Australia’s innovative engineers have played a major role in developing the world’s biomedical capabilities.
Tag: medical treatment
The Cochlear implant: What’s next for one of Australia’s most famous biomedical innovations?
Over the past 40 years, hundreds of thousands of people have gained hearing thanks to an Australian innovation.
This engineer is working to close the loop in bionic devices
Future medical devices could use the body’s own electrical signals to predict problems and help the nervous system keep them ...
Building a hospital to meet the needs of the world’s largest refugee camp
Engineer Rob Baker arrived in a refugee camp with a formidable task: build a 100-bed hospital in just two months.
Australian students fare well at the world’s largest science and engineering fair
Some of Australia’s brightest young innovators have taken home awards at one of the world’s biggest annual student science and ...
Smart insulin could put an end to ‘hypos’ for people with diabetes
People with diabetes use insulin to manage how much sugar their body absorbs, but run the risk of blood sugars ...
‘Ghost imaging’ offers a cheaper and safer alternative to medical X-rays
ANU researchers are making real progress on a safer form of X-ray imaging.
3D imaging opens doors for non-invasive ‘digital’ biopsies
Advances in 3D-imaging technology using optic fibres could pave the way for pain-free, real-time medical biopsy results.
Lab-grown tissue spun from silk could help thousands of heart attack victims heal
Jelena Rnjak-Kovacina is growing new tissue to heal damaged hearts — but the challenge comes with its own complications.
Research into cardiac patches asks how to heal people after a heart attack
Researchers have been trying to develop an ideal biomaterial to patch the heart for more than a decade. Recent studies ...
