Dr Manu Prakash, of bioengineering faculty at Stanford Univeristy, received a $100,000 grant from Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to promote the exploration of bold and innovative ways to improve global health. Prakash is a 2002 computer science graduate of the Indian Institutes of Technology. Prakash and his team in...
Jaipur Knee, designed by Stanford considered a top invention, used in India
300 knee joints have been fitted to amputees in India, where Joel Sadler of Stanford's Mechanical Engineering lab and his team are performing further tests to improve on the knee's design. The initial goal is to produce 100,000 joints over the next three years, with the hope that the cost...