Bionic Arms get the thought-control: now it’s possible!
When we talk about biomedical engineering, the first thought is to prothesis and, currently, there are many different kind of types:...
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Da Vinci, Leonardo: minimally invasive surgical robot
Siena Scotte Hospital performed the first surgery with contemporary thyroid-thymus removal, through robotics with minimally invasive surgery procedure. The patient...
Google, smart contact lenses to control diabetes
Two giants: Google and Novartis, the Swiss multinational company operating in the pharmaceutical sector, together for the development of a...
Osteoid: combination of health and technology
competition.adesignaward.com It is a protective tutor that could replace the old plaster in fractures realized through the use of a...
Artificial neuron: help for diseases of the nervous system
dictionary.cambridge.org The nervous system is composed of billions of neurons and an equally high number of support cells. Neurons are...
Emblem S-ICD: subcutaneous defibrillator without implantation in heart valve
Cardiovascular diseases are part of the most frequent causes of death throughout the world. Among them we also find the...
Brainstorm: MATLAB open-source application for MEG/EEG data analysis
Brain imaging (or neuroimaging) provides a non-invasive support to neuroscience to study brain processes. This sector has seen rapid growth...
My-Hand: “It’s a prosthesis to show off not to hide”
Ready to experiment, My-Hand, new bionic hand made in Italy that restores the touch and doesn't need any surgical procedure...
BioPen, a 3D printing pen to rebuild bones
We had already talked about devices like 3Doodler who put 3D printing literally in the hands of consumers. is the...
Mirsurg, a laser for brain tumor masses reduction
Mirsurg is a joint project lasting about three years founded by the European Union within the 7th Framework Programme. The...
Minion, portable DNA sequencer to identify Virus and Bacteria
MinION A portable DNA sequencer can be used to distinguish between specific strains of bacteria and viruses in just six...
Smart contact lenses with 2.8x zoom
jacobsschool.ucsd.edu It has been presented at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, which has...