From growing a full thymus gland inside a mouse, to creating a slice of artificial liver tissue, to using ink jet printing technology to create a human ear, researchers are steadily moving us toward ...

Researchers developed a 3D artificial capillary system using a technique inspired by a conventional cotton candy machine. The artificial capillary system is capable of keeping cells alive and ...

Cotton candy may be a distant carnival memory for most of us, but for one bioengineer, the sweet treat might hold the key to the future of artificial organ creation. Leon Bellan is an assistant ...

The same machine that makes cotton candy at a funfair could someday save your life. At least that's according to Leon Bellan, a scientist who has been using cotton candy machines to spin networks of ...

It’s been said that innovation often happens when you least expect it. And sometimes, a discovery is staring right at you—but you just have to take a deeper look to appreciate it. In this case, the ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Spun sugar is a centuries-old tradition that's gone through several renaissances. It's been boiled and stretched, hand-pulled and whipped, and ...

Scientists are getting closer to being able to grow human tissue in a lab that can replace what a patient has lost in an accident or to disease. One of the key problems they face is replicating the ...