Health
IIT presents Hannes, the biometric prosthesis closest to a human hand
The prosthesis restores more than 90% of function in amputation victims and has won the Compasso d’Oro international award for industrial design
Mario Vincenzo La Rocca
Prosthesis
Chemistry
A new hydrogel can replace knee cartilage
The material mimics the properties of natural cartilage and is a candidate for knee tissue replacement surgery Cartilage plays a key role in the joints, particularly the knee. Unfortunately, once damaged, it hardly heals. The medical solution is a replacement surgery but until now there were no…
Mario Vincenzo La Rocca
News
Realized a robotic arm for post-stroke muscle re-education
The Hong Kong Polytechnic is a research centre of excellence in the field of robotics. On October 31, Dr. Hu Xiao-ling and the research team presented an innovative robotic arm. The robotic arm facilitates mobile rehabilitation of the upper limbs for stroke patients. The construct is definitely…
Giovanni Sapere
Medicine
MCP Driver, a steel hand from the United States
Recovering the use of hands after amputation of the phalanges from today is possible with the MCP Device.
Giovanni Sapere