As amazing as the human body is, it’s unfortunately not as amazing as e.g. axolotl bodies are, in the sense that they can ...

The prosthetic was also printed out of a biomaterial — corn plastic — and features rubber fingertips on the outside and foam on the inside, so the device would be more comfortable on Farmer’s skin.

Technology is more than just mechanisms and design -- it's ultimately about people. Adriene Simon/College of Liberal Arts, Auburn University, CC BY-SA To think about an artificial limb is to think ...

A team of four Miami University undergraduate students is working to develop an affordable 3D-printed prosthetic hand that costs less than $100 and can be produced in 36 hours, addressing a shortage ...

Recently, I wrote about a man in Nebraska named Adam Cutshall, who got a 3D-printed finger replacement 20 years after a tragic mishap. He made the mistake of using power tools while intoxicated and ...

When Peregrine Hawthorn breaks a finger, all he has to do is improve on the design and print a new one. The 19-year-old from Seattle was born without fingers on his left hand, but in 2013 he learned ...

Sept. 7 (UPI) --A 14-year-old aspiring engineer in New Jersey used a 3D printer to create a prosthetic hand for a friend who is missing multiple fingers on one hand. Sammy Salvano, 14, of Medford, ...

The world of prosthetics has been changed forever thanks to the advent of 3D printing. We recently covered a story about a gentleman who received a 3D-printed face repair. Today, however, we've got a ...

It only took a few weeks for Rice’s e-NABLE chapter to receive its first-ever assignment in 2020: 3D print a prosthetic hand for a 5-year-old patient at Texas Children’s Hospital. Sophomore ...

GLASGOW, Ky. — A Barren County teacher is being called a hometown hero for the months of work he's spent working on a project for one of his students. Earlier this week, Red Cross Elementary ...

(THE CONVERSATION) To think about an artificial limb is to think about a person. It’s an object of touch and motion made to be used, one that attaches to the body and interacts with its user’s world.