The term “prosthesis” actually refers to any type of device that helps or replaces a body part or bodily function. Imagine going through life without one of your limbs. Or losing one of your body’s ...

CARLISLE, MA--(Marketwired - Nov 21, 2013) - Quadrant Engineering Plastic Products is proud to introduce NONSPEC, a talented group of engineering students from the University of Massachusetts Lowell, ...

Each prosthetic costs around 200 dollars, and the organization fundraises to cover costs so patients don’t have to pay ...

Transcript Natasha Mitchell: Natasha Mitchell joining you for All in the Mind. ABC Radio National is where you're at. Today, neural engineering and brain machine interfaces bypassing the body to hook ...

After this loss, accessing and affording traditional prosthetic devices can present their own challenge to these individuals, who are often in developing countries with limited medical care. A group ...

David Moser argues that the best engineering philosophy for rehabilitation devices is biomimetics. Part of that philosophy is understanding the complexity of nature, so that increased personalisation ...

When the Students in Cal State Fullerton’s new Additive Manufacturing Engineering course were presented with the real-world task to create a prosthesis that could enhance the quality of life for a ...

Two engineering students at UNB in Fredericton, N.B., are working on a device that could change the way some amputees play golf. Fifth year and fourth year students Trevor Scott and Lucas Pupek feel ...

He hadn't played more than a few garbage-time minutes since the accident, but when Coach called to him down the bench midway through the first quarter, he loaded his CO2 cartridge into "AK," whipped ...

These days, Tennessee middle school student Aubrey Sauvie, 12, who was born with no hands, says she can bang on her snare drum as hard or fast as she wants. It’s all thanks to a generous gift from a ...