Innovation in healthcare and biomedicine is in decline, with few tools to assist researchers and entrepreneurs to generate innovative solutions to their problems. Researchers from the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore (NUS Medicine) and the University of Oxford have successfully demonstrated how problem-solving techniques used in engineering, known as Innovation […]
Kingston University PhD student wins national Vitae Three Minute Thesis competition for research that could help address global organ donor shortage. A Kingston University PhD student who is researching how smart materials could be used to replace damaged bones within the human body has been named winner of this year’s national Vitae Three Minute Thesis […]
A plastic device that could radically reduce the risks and complications of treating coronary heart disease, is being co-developed by scientists at Queen’s University Belfast. The researchers are working as part of a national project, which is being led by the University of St Andrews, and also includes experts from the University of the Highlands […]
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Coventry University has collaborated with national disability charity Motability to recruit and sponsor a number of doctoral candidates to undertake research into accessible transport at the university’s National Transport Design Centre (NTDC). The collaboration combines Coventry University’s strong tradition of design transport teaching and Motability’s objective to support and develop innovative solutions to meet the […]
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It may sound like science fiction, but scientists are closer to developing robotic prosthetic arms that can be guided by thought alone. According to a study, published in the journal Nature Biomedical Engineering, six volunteers, who were either amputees from the shoulder down or just above the elbow, were fitted with prosthetics which were controlled […]
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My dad was the chief engine designer for the Benetton engine that won Michael Schumacher his first world championship, something I am rightly proud of. In addition to his ability, passion and flair, Michael Schumacher’s race-winning formula was also dependent on engineers providing world-class engine parts and carbon-fibre cars. Now, after his tragic skiing accident, […]
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