All Articles Tagged As: materials

Stretchable silicon camera next step to artificial retina (8/7/2008)

By combining stretchable optoelectronics and biologically inspired design, scientists have created a remarkable imaging device, with a layout based on the human eye. ...> Full Article

Smart Contact Lenses (8/1/2008)

"Smart" contact lenses that measure pressure within the eye and dispense medication accordingly could be made possible using a new material ...> Full Article

Scientists develop 'cyborg engineering' for coronary bypass grafting (6/4/2008)

New study in the FASEB Journal reports success at combining man-made materials with human cells ...> Full Article

Versatile coating for biomedical devices lets them interact with live cells (4/8/2008)

A new type of plastic coating made from vapor could lead to better biomedical devices ...> Full Article

'Wildcat Power Cord' repairs cruciate ligament in dairy cow's knee (3/30/2008)

An 8-year-old Jersey dairy cow is back at her Kansas farm thanks to a decade of research and an experimental surgery. ...> Full Article

Foldable and stretchable, silicon circuits conform to many shapes (3/28/2008)

Scientists have developed a new form of stretchable silicon integrated circuit that can wrap around complex shapes such as spheres, body parts and aircraft wings, and can operate during stretching, compressing, folding and other types of extreme mechanical deformations, without a reduction in electrical performance. ...> Full Article

Web will work wonders for the faint hearted (2/15/2008)

A new device could put the beat back into weak hearts - and free patients from a lifetime of anti-rejection drugs. ...> Full Article

Scientists Engineer 'Pumped-Up' Materials (9/6/2007)

Robots with 'roid rage? Responsive prosthetics leading to the Six Million Dollar Man or the Bionic Woman? ...> Full Article