New technique could lead to bionic eyes for improved vision for the blind and visually impaired. Humans augmenting themselves with mechanical, robotic or bionic parts is a popular trope in science ...

For the first time, a person with an arm amputation can manipulate each finger of a bionic hand as if it was his own. Thanks to revolutionary surgical and engineering advancements that seamlessly ...

It’s been 20 years since Dr. Ed Damiano, who is a professor of biomedical engineering at Boston University, used his lab to invent the iLet Bionic Pancreas, which is an automated, wearable, and pocket ...

A bionic pancreas—a wearable, pocket-sized, automated insulin delivery device—that was first developed in a Boston University lab has been cleared by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The ...

While many engineers solve problems pertaining to a device or mechanism, it’s not often someone successfully re-engineers the human body, making huge steps in what many engineers and scientists have ...

On the heels of winning $12 million in supplemental funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to conduct a major, multi-center, national clinical trial of his iLet TM bionic pancreas, ...

SALT LAKE CITY — The Bionic Engineering Lab at the University of Utah is working with a prototype bionic leg and they hope it will improve the lives of amputees around the world. Kerry Finn is one of ...

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Newswise — Prosthetic limbs serve as the predominant fix for replacing a missing limb. Nonetheless, their manageability is challenging and their reliability often lacks due to limited available ...