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Medical & healthcare

Plaque-resisting dental material kills microbes

View from the Academy: Engineering the future of biology

“Living ink” 3D printing will allow construction of custom biochemical factories

3D printing offers customised prosthetics to reverse hearing loss

Optical ultrasound needle probe will improve surgical accuracy

US engineers develop beating patch to repair heart damage

Rapid 3D printer performs 10 times faster than commercial technologies

Advanced technology poised to help millions of COPD sufferers

Small vibrating sensors help spot early signs of disease and infection

Fibre optic sensor could help treat inoperable brain tumours

Biodegradable nanobots could help treat cancer

Electrode implants elucidate whole-brain map of electrical connectivity