Australian researchers pioneer breakthrough in keyhole heart surgery
In a world-first, a multidisciplinary Australian team has developed a safe and effective way to perform keyhole heart valve replacement ...
Tag: biomedical engineering
Biomedical engineering is the application of engineering principles and design concepts to medicine and biology for healthcare purposes.
The doctor and engineer helping people with quadriplegia one day walk again
A car accident during medical school left Dinesh Palipana paralysed from the chest down. Now he's working with a team ...
Manufacturing specialist medical devices for tests and trials in Australia
A new joint venture manufactures prototype medical devices in Australia to pave the path from research to reality.
This inflatable robotic hand provides real-time tactile control
Engineers have designed a soft, lightweight and potentially low-cost neuroprosthetic hand that has the potential to change the lives of ...
Australian-made COVID-19 test returns results within minutes
A new test for COVID-19 could return results within 10 minutes — and will work without painful nasal swabs and ...
This organic, 3D-printed artificial retina could help restore sight
An Australian engineer has developed a cheap, 3D-printed carbon device that uses absorbed light to fire neurons and restore sight ...
How a ‘humble tinkerer’ accidentally invented the pacemaker
In 1958, engineer Dr Wilson Greatbatch made an error that led to a life-saving invention which changed healthcare forever.
This engineer wants to stop heart attacks in their tracks
One third of fatal heart attack and stroke patients are under 70. Electrical engineer Dr Zihuai Lin MIEAust is working ...
These dressings glow when a wound isn’t healing properly
Researchers have developed smart dressings with built-in nanosensors that alert medical professionals when a wound is not healing.
International Women in Engineering Day: Dr Catherine Galvin
An accomplished martial artist, electrical engineer Dr Catherine Galvin FIEAust CPEng knows better than most the toll physical activity can ...
