Implants

Health Wireless implant sends information straight to the brain using light

Northwestern scientists used a wireless micro-LED implant to send light patterns through the skull, letting mice learn new brain signals.

Health 3D printing ‘glue gun’ heals fractures by printing living bone in real time Joshua Shavit

Health Soft magnetic metamaterial revolutionizes implantable, ingestible devices Joshua Shavit

Health New drug that stimulates natural tooth regrowth is entering human trials

Health New pig-skin corneal implant restores vision to the blind

AI New brain-computer interface turns silent thoughts into words

Health TAR-200 implant achieves complete remission in 82% of bladder cancer patients

Health New wireless implant could revolutionize how doctors treat cancer and other diseases

Health Ultrasound technology brings wireless power to medical implants

Innovations New ‘drug-factory’ implants successfully kill many types of cancer, study finds

Health Scientists grow real teeth in the lab – replacing fillings and implants

Good News Smallest-ever, rechargeable, lithium battery powers living tissues and synthetic cells

Health Breakthrough implantable sensors enable real-time inflammation monitoring

Health 16-year-old student’s breakthrough could revolutionize biomedicine

Health Lifesaving implantable sensor reverses opioid overdoses

Discoveries Groundbreaking eye implants can be used to treat diabetes and other diseases

Discoveries Flexible electronic device wraps around the spinal cord – revolutionizing the treatment of spinal injuries