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10 Really Cool Videos Related to Medtech
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From 3-D printed organs to a potential nanotech cancer cure developed by a teenager, MPMN has scoured the Internet to find 10 interesting medtech-related videos.
1. All Your Devices Can Be Hacked--Including Your ICD and Car
Avi Rubin, PhD, computer science professor at Johns Hopkins University explained how medical devices including pacemakers could be hacked during TEDxMidAtlantic last year.
2. 3-D Printing an Ear
Lawrence Bonassar, PhD, associate professor of biomedical engineering at Cornell University, discusses what it takes to 3-D print a human ear.
3. A Potential Nanotech Cancer Cure Developed by a Teenager
Angela Zhang, now 20, describes how she developed a nanoparticle-based cancer treatment while she was in high school.
4. World Cup Exoskeleton Allow Paraplegic to Walk
A paralyzed Brazilian volunteer used a mind-controlled exoskeleton to make the opening kick of the 2014 World Cup.
5. A Wireless Power Breakthrough for Medical Electronics
Stanford University researchers have invented a way to wirelessly transfer power to medical devices implanted inside the body.
6. The WREX: A 3-D Printed Medical Exoskeleton
3-D printing has show a great deal of potential when it comes to custom prosthetic limbs.
7. Man Sees with Bionic Eye
Documentary film maker Rob Spence grabbed attention in 2011 with his camera eye.
8. Kevin Warwick, the First Cyborg
British engineer Kevin Warwick, professor of cybernetics at the University of Reading, shows how it's possible to use implanted chips to control robots. It's but one more example of how human beings are entering an age of bionic innovations.
9. Flexible Electronic Skin
Flexible "e-skins" could enable all kinds of medical device applications, including health monitoring systems.
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10. Hugh Herr: The New Bionics That Let Us Run, Climb, and Dance
MIT professor Hugh Herr, PhD, lost his lower limbs to frostbite during a mounting climbing accident in 1982. He became a prosthetics pioneer, creating artificial limbs allowing him and others to climb mountains again--and even dance.
Brian Buntz is the editor-in-chief of MPMN and Qmed. Follow him on Twitter @brian_buntz. Chris Newmarker is senior editor of MPMN and Qmed. Follow him on Twitter @newmarker.
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