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Mar 20, 2020
There’s A Shortage Of Ventilators For Coronavirus Patients, So This International Group Invented An Open Source Alternative That’s Being Tested Next Week
Posted by Omuterema Akhahenda in categories: 3D printing, biotech/medical
Topline: A group of 300-plus engineers, designers, tech founders and others galvanized on Facebook with a goal of building a ventilator using readily available materials, 3D printing and open-source hardware resources. In just seven days, they built a prototype that will be validated as a solution to the global ventilator shortage by Irish authorities as early as next week.
Mar 14, 2020
The Future is Now. Biomedical advances that will change the human body
Posted by Derick Lee in categories: 3D printing, biotech/medical, computing, cyborgs, engineering, life extension, transhumanism
Dreams of human immortality may remain so, but extending our lives beyond 100, even 150 years, can soon become a reality. ‘The Future is Now’ explores ground-breaking technology that might help us to slow down the ageing process and overcome our physical limitations.
3D-printing of brand new human organs, controlling bionic prosthetics with your mind, or invading your body with disease-fighting microrobots. Hosts Kate and Talish bring you the latest developments in biomedical engineering.
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Mar 9, 2020
Custom-Made Bones Are Being 3D Printed in a Lab Then Implanted in People
Posted by Brent Ellman in categories: 3D printing, biotech/medical, health, space
But using porous TCP to print bones does have some drawbacks. Its compressive strength is much lower than that of some human load-bearing bones, such as our thighbones. Compressive strength would rise over time, but it could be years before it would match pre-operation strength levels.
3D Printing Bones for Mars?
Several other groups are working on similar approaches. At NYU School of Medicine and NYU Langone Health, scientists have been developing 3D printed scaffold implants that could help patient groups such as children with skull deform ities. Early research results show that up to 77 percent of the bone scaffolding had been absorbed and replaced by natural bone 6 months after surgery, and that the newly-grown bone was just as strong as the original.
Mar 3, 2020
On the Road to 3D Printed Organs
Posted by John Davies in categories: 3D printing, biotech/medical
Researchers can print cells and biomaterials that make up human tissues, but there’s still a long way to go before fully functional organs can be made to order.
Feb 28, 2020
3D printing might save your life one day. It’s transforming medicine and health care
Posted by Kelvin Dafiaghor in categories: 3D printing, biotech/medical, health
What can 3D printing do for medicine? The “sky is the limit,” says Northwell Health researcher Dr. Todd Goldstein.
Feb 25, 2020
High-tech hemp homes: The 3D-printed green building revolution
Posted by Brent Ellman in categories: 3D printing, habitats
A Perth company has revealed plans to roll out high-tech 3D-printed hemp homes, promising to transform residential building as we know it.
Feb 23, 2020
Smarticle robots built from smaller swarming robots
Posted by Genevieve Klien in categories: 3D printing, military, robotics/AI
Swarming 3D printed smarticles unlock new method of robot locomotion and may be able to form load-bearing structures
An accidental discovery about construction staples led to the development of the swarming robots. Nick Gravish, a doctoral student at Georgia Tech working on a project with the Army Research Laboratory, found that if these heavy duty staples were poured into a box with removable sides, they would self-assemble into tower structures that will stay standing even if the box was disassembled. This, he realised, meant that entangling simple structures could lead to the formation of a composite structure with mechanical properties well beyond those of the original structures.
Feb 23, 2020
Otto DIY — learn and build your own robot
Posted by Omuterema Akhahenda in categories: 3D printing, robotics/AI
Brings children and people closer to technology : learn the logical connection between code and action, and by assembling it they understand how its components, and electronics work.
Buy a Otto DIY Kit robot you will be able to build your own custom robot in as little as one hour with your kids!
Otto DIY is more than a robot: you will learn how robots works, you will build and code your own Otto and his personality!The robot is completely open source, Arduino compatible, 3D printable, and with a social impact mission to create an inclusive environment for all kids.
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Feb 22, 2020
‘Bio-ink’ could form a scaffold for growing human tissue
Posted by Kelvin Dafiaghor in categories: 3D printing, biotech/medical
3D printing and ‘bio-ink’ could help to could serve as scaffolds, or temporary structures to grow human tissues.