This Dorm Was Tailor Made For the Deaf Students Who Helped Designed It

Architects are bound by law to design buildings that are accessible to the disabled, but the deaf often get left out of the equation. A group of designers and deaf students are now trying to change that—and their first building, a dormitory at predominantly deaf college Gallaudet University, is their manifesto.

Link: http://gizmodo.com/this-dorm-was-tailor-made-for-the-deaf-students-who-hel-912129619

Developing Hearing Devices

Scientists are using 3-D printing tools plus a cell culture to create what is termed a bionic ear. Scientists at Princeton University have created a functional ear that can hear radio frequencies far beyond the range of normal human capability. This project is the research team’s first effort to create a fully functional organ that not only replicates a human ability but extends it by using embedded electronics. It is also the first time that researchers have been able to demonstrate that 3-D printing is an effective strategy for interweaving tissue with electronics.

Link: http://federaltelemedicine.com/?p=922#more-922