Medical Tech & Science Special: In-Body 3D Printing, Brain Implants, and Living Robots w/ Ralph Bond
Show Notes 24 October 2025
Story 1: 3D-Printer Prints Living Tissue Inside Human Body
- Source: electronicsforu.com
- Link: https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=E&q=https://www.electronicsforu.com/news/3d-printer-prints-living-tissue-inside-human-body
- See also: https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=E&q=https://www.uni-stuttgart.de/en/university/news/all/Miniature-3D-printed-objects-inside-the-body/
- See also: https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=E&q=https://3dprintingindustry.com/news/stuttgart-research-advances-in-body-3d-printing-with-new-e1-8m-grant-245344/
Story 2: Breakthrough Brain Implant from NYU Abu Dhabi Enables Safer, More Precise Drug Delivery
- Source: NYU Abu Dhabi website
- Link: https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=E&q=https://nyuad.nyu.edu/en/news/latest-news/science-and-technology/2025/october/nyuad-researchers-spiral-brain-implant.html
- See research paper here: https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=E&q=https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1741-2552/ae0523
Story 3: Tiny living robots made from human cells could one day deliver medicine
- Source: Knowridge.com
- Link: https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=E&q=https://knowridge.com/2025/09/tiny-living-robots-made-from-human-cells-could-one-day-deliver-medicine/
- See also: https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=E&q=https://www.technologynetworks.com/biopharma/news/biobots-made-from-human-lung-cells-may-enable-more-targeted-drug-delivery-405224
Story 4: Smart shoe insert could improve mobility for people with walking problems
- Source: MedicalXpress.com
- Link: https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=E&q=https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-09-smart-insert-mobility-people-problems.html
Honorable Mentions
Story: Engineers Create Soft Robots That Can Literally Walk on Water
- Source: SciTechDaily.com
- Link: https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=E&q=https://scitechdaily.com/engineers-create-soft-robots-that-can-literally-walk-on-water/
Story: First drug treatment for sleep apnea may be within reach
- Source: MedicalXpress.com
- Link: https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=E&q=https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-10-drug-treatment-apnea.html
Story: Bricklaying robot stacks 360 blocks an hour to speed up homebuilding
- Source: Electronics360
- Link: https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=E&q=https://electronics360.globalspec.com/article/22916/bricklaying-robot-stacks-360-blocks-an-hour-to-speed-up-homebuilding
- See also: https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=E&q=https://www.fbr.com.au/view/hadrian
- See video here: https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=E&q=https://www.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3DeMIDJB3Pd-M
Story: Tumbleweed rover tests demonstrate transformative technology for low-cost Mars exploration
- Source: Phys.org
- Link: https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=E&q=https://phys.org/news/2025-09-tumbleweed-rover-technology-mars-exploration.html
- See research paper here: https://www.google.com/url?source=gmail&sa=E&q=https://meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EPSC-DPS2025/EPSC-DPS2025-1775.html
