When you shatter your kneecap, the surgeon may use an implanted scaffold to coax your bones to knit back together properly. But what happens to the scaffold once you’re healed? With this new system, the scaffold just melts away. More »
It sounds like the worst kind of Frankenstein science, but scientists at the Tokyo Institute Of Technology have managed to make artificial bone out of fish scales. More »
The Fox forensic police procedural Bones have something new for viewers (in the US) this week: an iPad companion app which will syncronise with the show and provide you with relevant, supplementary information in real time. It even has a few interactive elements, making it a more fully-realised version of this. More »
Feeble people of the world, rejoice, because the “magic mirror” will show your inner anatomy, demonstrating that below all my wine-and-tapas-induced bag of jell-o fat, there are some bones and muscles. Or so I think.
A skull ring with 2GB of RAM squeezed inside. Scary. What else is there to say? It’ll go nicely with your skull-and-bones motif keyboard and mouse… but probably won’t cheer you up on a dreary winter’s morn. Particularly when you find out one will set you back $US145. [GeekStuff4U via Akihabaranews]
Researchers in Japan have started using 3D printers to create replacement facial bones for patients. The new bones are made of alpha-tricalcium phosphate, which we’re told is strong enough for bones, as long as they’re not weight-bearing. Now, my limited medical knowledge may come from watching ER, but it seems obvious to me that the doctors should be using Adamantium. [Sci Fi] More »
It’s not a dog toy, My wrist rests on it, it’s cute! I am so lonely. [Product Page via Slashgear] More »
