“If we can engineer an ear, that would be a better approach.” Spector’s team used 3D printing to create an anatomically accurate template of a human ear from polylactic acid bioink, a biocompatible ...

“I had imagined that doctors could access any place in the human body,” he admitted. However, the inner ear remained largely ...

Advancements in 3-D printing ... The human brain While not quite as complex as a real human brain, scientists are moving closer to constructing the complex tissue. Using a handheld 3D printer ...

A new breakthrough in audio engineering could make it possible to listen to music, podcasts, or private conversations without ...

To create an ear, the printer lays down a pliable ... Is there any area of anatomy that can’t be made in this way? Printing at least parts of the human heart should be possible, Atala says.

An American medical team has reconstructed a human ear using the patient’s own tissue to create a 3D bioimplant. It is a pioneering procedure they hope can be used to treat people with a rare ...

Funded in part by multiple C2E2 Grants (Century II Endowed Equipment Fund), the Van Pelt and Opie Library is providing 3D printing orientation and training available to current students, faculty, and ...

An curved arrow pointing right. Researchers at Swiss university ETH Zurich created a humanlike robotic hand using new 3D printing technology to create more sophisticated prosthetics. More from ...