Heart cells grown in a lab and assembled in the shape of the organ will eventually start beating in unison–and create a heart for a patient that has a higher chance of success in a transplant than one from another human. Inside a lab that will open in a couple of months in Chicago, a biotech startup will soon begin […]
3D Printed Hearts Targets To Save More Lives
Auto Killing Germs Door Pads
Look around any hospital, and you’ll see plenty of hand-sanitizer dispensers. Unfortunately, not everyone uses them, and their germs can spread rapidly on commonly-touched surfaces such as door handles. With that in mind, a University of Leeds spinoff company has created bacteria-killing door pads. Known as Surfaceskins, the low-cost textiles cover a door’s existing aluminum push plate. When someone pushes […]
Earn While You Run!
Look, I know you’re probably sick to death of hearing about Bitcoin by now, but what if I told you that there’s a digital currency that can be earned just by putting one foot in front of the other? And no, this isn’t a pitch for Black Mirror. Sweatcoin’s been kicking around the idea of the “movement economy” since 2015, but […]
A Portable Surgery Room?
A well equipped surgical team not only has a bunch of equipment, but also an operating theater to work in. There are charitable organizations traveling the world over providing free-of-charge surgeries, but their reach is limited because a proper OR is still a rarity in many places. A new device is being developed that wraps around the patient and isolates […]
Biohacking, The Method For Increased Productivity?
Stronger, faster, better – man has always been striving to achieve higher and higher levels of performance. Currently, companies try to speed up public transportation with hyper-loops reaching top speeds of 1125 km/h, create stronger, more robust computer programs, and integrate higher and higher resolution cameras into the latest smartphone. What if not only products could be optimized, but also […]
3D Printing For Replica Brain & Lung Tissues
Printing biological tissues, a necessary precursor to creating replacement organs, is not easy, but constructing extremely soft and fragile tissues that resemble the brain and lungs is even more difficult. Researchers at Imperial College London and Kings College London are now using extremely cold temperatures in combination with 3D printing to create objects out of a composite hydrogel that are […]
Meditation Pod
We all know work can be draining and tedious after sitting behind a computer screen for countless hours everyday. Luckily companies are doing more and more to combat work burnout in hopes of increasing employee productivity and happiness. One such brand that wants to give companies (and people) options is Open Vessel, which is a meditation pod that aims to restore […]
Relief The Pain In Your Feet With This!
This is the polyester wrap that provides soothing, deep-penetrating heat to relieve stiffness and pain in the feet and ankles. When gently wound around the affected area, the targeted heat increases circulation and eases discomfort, whether caused by arthritis, injury, or a long day in the garden. The attached remote allows easy access to the on/off switch and lets the […]
A Wearable Alternative to Traditional Hospital Drips
IV-Walk, designed by Alissa Rees, reinvents the traditional IV pole. Instead of the cold metal pole, the IV-Walk is soft, flexible and more human. The product allows patients to walk around more freely, enabling them to get fresh air and exercise – something that is instrumental in the recovery process. The shape of the product is in balance which makes […]
SkinScanner- Beautify Your Skin Flaws
The company announced today a hardware product called SkinScanner that attaches to the upper portion of a smartphone and, using a combo of sensors, is supposed to give users the kind of magnified image of their facial skin that you usually see in before-and-after pics in ads. The scanner wirelessly syncs up with a mobile app, called Skin360, which will […]