Rapid-prototyping machines have, for example, shortened the casting process for facial and cranial plates used in reconstructive surgery, says Robin Richards at the department of medical physics at University College, London.

ECONOMIST: MONITOR

Several hundred scientists from the region and other parts of the world are expected to use this facility so essential for many disciplines ranging from physics to the biological and medical sciences and archaeology.

UNESCO: THEMES

The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory have partnered together on a successful trial for a brain-computer interface that allows a person to control a robotic arm using only their thoughts.

FORBES: Quadriplegic Controls Robot Arm With His Mind