Biotech
This new tool could change the way surgeons plan jawbone reconstruction
A tool developed by a University of Sydney engineer will help surgeons plan the complicated task of jawbone reconstruction.
“Life-changing value”: Australian engineers develop a device to help motor neurone disease sufferers
A device developed by Australian engineers could help sufferers of motor neurone disease and other conditions control electronics with their...
Engineers develop biomaterial to treat burns patients
An injectable biomaterial developed by University of Sydney engineers could provide an alternative to the painful treatments currently available for...
AI enables laryngectomy patients to get their voice back
Australian start-up Laronix is developing a bionic device that uses AI-based voice-cloning technology to restore the voices of laryngectomy patients.
The analysis tool making it easier to detect and treat heart disease
A next-generation analysis tool to combat coronary artery disease is moving from the lab to hospitals around the world, thanks...
UNSW engineers develop smart sutures to speed up wound recovery
Engineers from the University of New South Wales (UNSW) have pioneered a new kind of suture to speed up wound...
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...
3D bioprinter revolutionising cancer treatment scoops up prestigious award
The team behind ‘Rastrum’, a bright pink bioprinter that is revolutionising cancer research, took home the 2021 ANSTO Eureka Prize...
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...
Will luminescent plants light up the future?
Engineers from MIT have created a light-emitting plant that has the capability to glow brightly for several minutes.
