Artificial organs have been an important part of science, not to mention science fiction, since the late 1800s, but since the invention of the 3D printer, the medical field has been buzzing with the ...

Go to your local fair and watch a carny spin you a cone of candy floss. You might not know it, but that’s how your body is put together: the structure of cotton candy is remarkably similar to the ...

From growing a full thymus gland inside a mouse, to creating a slice of artificial liver tissue, to using ink jet printing technology to create a human ear, researchers are steadily moving us toward ...

It’s been said that innovation often happens when you least expect it. And sometimes, a discovery is staring right at you—but you just have to take a deeper look to appreciate it. In this case, the ...

What do cotton candy and artificial organs have in common? More than you might think. Leon Bellan, assistant professor of mechanical engineering at Vanderbilt University, is using a cotton candy ...

While plastic recycling has been around for decades, the technology has not always been accessible to communities in remote locations. This has led to the prevalence of plastic pollution and the ...