Machine Sucks up Tiny Tissue Spheroids and Prints Them Precisely
Aspiration-assisted bioprinting uses the power of suction to move tiny microscopic spheroids
Bioengineering
Mending a Broken Heart—the Bioengineering Way
Work by Trinity College Dublin scientists essentially takes us one step closer to a functional design that could mend a broken heart
Replacing Patients' Damaged Blood Vessels with Lab-Produced Ones
Researchers describe how they have cultivated human cells in the laboratory to obtain extracellular matrix deposits high in collagen
Opening up DNA to Delete Disease
Custom-built molecules enable editing of genes previously obscured by DNA's innately protective structure
The Ultimate Non-Stick Coating
Inspired by the water-repellent lotus leaf, the new surface works through a combination of nano-scale surface engineering and chemistry
Team Develops First-Of-A-Kind In-Vitro 3D Neural Tissue Model
With these models, researchers hope to gain a better understanding of how the brain and neural networks work
Soft Skin-Like Robots You Can Put in Your Pocket
New advance could create new thin and light robots for environmental monitoring and deployment in hazardous environments, robot grippers for delicate objects, and new wearable technologies
Chameleon's Tongue Strike Inspires Fast-Acting Robots
Robots can catch live insects in the blink of an eye
Real Texture for Lab-Grown Meat
Researchers grow muscle cells on edible fibers
Artificial Skin Creates First Ticklish Devices
The Skin-On interface, developed by researchers at the University of Bristol in partnership with Telecomm ParisTech and Sorbonne University, mimics human skin in appearance but also in sensing resolution