Eyes and Ears 3D-Printed From Flesh Could Boost Our Senses
Eyes and Ears 3D-Printed From Flesh Could Boost Our Senses
Science, Spoken · SpokenLayer
November 23, 20183m 14s
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Show Notes
Electronics often don’t mesh well with flesh and blood. Cochlear implants can irritate the scalp; pacemaker wires dislodge; VR headsets weigh heavily on the face. That’s why, for the past six years, Michael McAlpine has been Frankensteining alternatives. A mechanical engineer at the University of Minnesota, he creates prototypes of bionic body parts with nice, soft components—some of them alive.
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