medicine

prostheticknowledge: OpenSurgeryRobotic design project by Frank Kolkman explores the idea of open source medical technology and whether an approach would be d...

txchnologist: The Skinny on Skin: Here’s Why It’s So Tough by Lisa Marie Potter, Inside Science Skin has to be flexible enough to jump, crawl, and kick with ...

crossconnectmag: Keeping Hearts and Lungs Alive for TransplantHeart and Lung transplants use to require transporting the donor organs on ice in coolers to the...

emergentfutures:This Microchip Will Deliver Drugs in Your Body by Remote ControlBiomedical engineer Robert Langer has pioneered controlled release drug deliver...

emergentfutures: Temporary tattoo measures blood glucose levels Future diabetes patients won’t have to stick themselves with a needle; they’ll just need t...

futurescope: Temporary “vacation breasts” may be here by 2016 This one is a bit off topic, but weird enough to share: Offering women the ability to test-dri...

emergentfutures: 10 Diseases That Might Afflict Us In The Future Today, humans suffer from a wide range of diseases and disorders that didn’t exist in the p...