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Thursday, July 4, 2013

What do you get when you mix silicone, bovine cells and silver in a 3D printer? A bionic ear that can pick up radio signals and turn them into sound

What do you get when you mix silicone, bovine cells and silver in a 3D printer? A bionic ear that can pick up radio signals and turn them into sound | Mail Online: "The scientists have devised a way to produce an ear-shaped chunk of silicone mixed with bovine cells and infused with tiny particles of silver that form a coiled antenna. Like any antenna, this one can pick up radio signals that the ear will interpret as sound.

Breakthrough: Scientists at Princeton University have created a bionic ear with an off-the-shelf 3-D printer that can 'hear' radio frequencies far beyond the range of normal human capability

The 3-D ear is not designed to replace a human one, though the research is meant to explore a new method of combining electronics with biological material."

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