The Australian team bringing bionic vision into focus
Neurotechnology could deliver revolutionary results for people with vision loss. One Melbourne bionic eye prototype works in sheep, but is ...
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This parasite-inspired device could change drug delivery
Inspired by a parasitic worm that bites its host’s intestines, engineers have developed technology that could revolutionise slow release medicine ...
Melbourne team moves towards human trials of bionic eye
A cortical vision device that helps restore sight to the blind may go to human trial within five years.
This young engineer hopes his technology will help people with serious mobility issues
Young engineer Sam Parker is a 2020 John Monash Scholar who wants to transform the field of brain-computer interfaces.
Engineers developed a neural implant that can be controlled remotely by a magnetic field
Engineers from Rice University in the US have created a neural implant that can be programmed and charged remotely with ...
The world’s first ultrasound biosensor monitors patients in real time
A new technology created by Australian researchers could pave the way for advances in patient monitoring.
How Kelly Coverdale is advancing the nation’s biomedical device industry
Kelly Coverdale is advancing Australia’s biomedical industry at a leading innovator – and supporting the next generation of engineering in ...
Diamond-coated medical implants aren’t for looks: they have real benefits
Kate Fox is following up her pioneering work with bionic electrodes by seeing if nanodiamonds can help make better titanium ...
