Space technology company builds a functioning artificial heart

An artificial heart that took 15 years to develop has been approved for human trials. The device, which was fashioned from biological tissue and parts of miniature satellite equipment, combines the latest advances in medicine, biology, electronics, and materials science. Read more…        

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Space technology company builds a functioning artificial heart

A Major Breakthrough in Bringing the Sense of Touch to Prosthetic Limbs

Prosthetic limbs have gotten more lifelike — and also more useful — recently. But how do you let people feel what they’re touching? Recently, scientists have developed a number of supersensitive artificial skins, but the goal of restoring sensation has remained elusive. That is, until now. Read more…        

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