In this extract from Print Shift, our one-off publication about 3D printing, editor Claire Barrett reports on the growing number of medical applications for the emerging technology and asks how soon we can expect 3D-printed organ transplants. More »
Tag: health
"One day it will be possible
Dyson to build cancer centre after his
ward redesign improves baby care
Scientists 3D-print bionic ear that
hears beyond human range
"Printed human tissues
are ten years away"
Michael Renard, executive vice president of bioprinting company Organovo, explains how 3D printing could one day be used to produce replacement tissue, vessels and organs in this interview conducted for our print-on-demand magazine Print Shift (+ transcript). More »
North London Hospice by
Allford Hall Monaghan Morris
London practice Allford Hall Monaghan Morris used pale brick walls, gabled roof profiles and domestic furniture to make this London hospice look like an oversized house (+ slideshow). More »
Kit Yamoyo by ColaLife
and PI Global
This aid kit is designed to nestle between Coca-Cola bottles to bring medicine to remote locations through the drinks company's vast distribution channels. More »
Y Clinic by Kimitaka Aoki
of ARCO Architects
This clinic by architect Kimitaka Aoki in the Ibaraki prefecture of Japan is designed to look like a cluster of smaller buildings (+slideshow). More »
Biostamp temporary tattoo
electronic circuits by MC10
Materials scientist John Rogers and his firm MC10 have developed flexible electronic circuits that stick directly to the skin like temporary tattoos and monitor the wearer's health. More »
UP activity-tracking wristband by Jawbone
relaunches in Europe
News: a wristband designed by Yves Behar for San Francisco electronics brand Jawbone that monitors how you move, sleep and eat has now launched in Europe, just over a year after its initial launch was plagued by technical problems. More »
Dezeen archive:
dentists
Dezeen archive: afraid of going to the dentist? Visiting one of these designer surgeries might help lessen the pain. See all our stories about dentists »
Frank Gehry-designed Maggie's Centre
opens in Hong Kong
Chiyodanomori Dental Clinic
by Hironaka Ogawa
An uncompromising grid of square rooms and courtyards makes up this dental clinic in Gunma, Japan, in our third story in the last week from architect Hironaka Ogawa (+ slideshow). More »
Dentist with a View
by Shift
Dutch studio Shift has converted a suburban house in the south of the Netherlands and turned it into a dental surgery with a new zinc-clad wing (+ slideshow). More »
G Clinic 7f by KORI architecture office
and Arimoto Yushiro
Square openings form a grid of tiny windows through the screens of this clinic for hair restoration and removal in Tokyo by Japanese studio KORI architecture office and architect Arimoto Yushiro (+ slideshow). More »
Maggie’s Barts
by Steven Holl
Here are the first images of the Maggie’s Centre for cancer care that New York architect Steven Holl is designing for St Bartholomew’s Hospital in London. More »