Microscopy picture displaying dwell Caenorhabditis elegans worms with 3D-printed shapes
Alexandre Benedetto
Nematode worms given glowing shapes inside their our bodies present how electronics may be immediately 3D printed inside a residing organism. The method may in the future be used to create and preserve implants or computer-brain interfaces in people.
Digital implants are already widespread, from pacemakers to bionic ears, however inserting them into the physique can danger an infection and they are often tough to repair in the event that they malfunction.
Now, John Hardy at Lancaster College, UK, and his colleagues have developed a method …