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Combat Medics are training with high-tech mannequins to treat real-life injuries in combat and save lives.

Broadcaster Evan Soloman sits down with chemical engineer Robert Langer, who developed much of the framework for the biomedical engineering industry.

After losing both of his legs in a mountain climbing accident, Hugh Herr has dedicated his life to designing the next generation of bionics.

The human brain is the most complex object in the known universe: three pounds of tissue that somehow leads to all the triumphs and sorrows of the human race. After millennia of speculation about what goes on inside our heads, we now have the tools to explore its deepest reaches. These tools are leading to significant discoveries: breakthroughs that may shed light on the mystery of consciousness, free thousands from comas and afflictions such as epilepsy,...

This program shows how research into the chemical makeup of geological and biological materials drives the innovation of energy systems, building methods, and transportation technolog--and how these improvements can save lives and reduce stress on the environment. Hydrogen fuel cells, resin coatings for giant wind turbines, wax-plaster mixtures for energy-efficient home--the video features these and many other advances, suggesting a future in which...

From people who are involved in terrible accidents, to the general wear and tear of our bodies as we age, advances in robotics and biomaterials are transforming lives worldwide.

Over the past few years, technology has made life quicker and simpler for more and more people. Some people are now taking the next step: they are fusing their bodies with technology to increase their abilities and expand their senses, becoming real life cyborgs. They inject magnets into their fingers to sense electromagnetic fields, plant chips under the skin to open doors, implant devices into the skull with which they sharpen their senses. These...

Imagine you could make a copy of a loved one. A digital clone with a life of its own -- their avatar. That's the dream of biomechanical engineer Dr. Jordan Nguyen, and he says we have the technology to do it right now in the form of virtual reality. VR might be thought of as a way to play games, but asNguyen discovers, it's so much more. VR is being used to face phobias, to combat trauma, and--in the case of one Newcastle man--to help reverse the...

A ghostly form bleeds through a painting, and another that could be a forgery. The National Gallery of Victoria is literally lined with secrets. Early attempts at solving these mysteries gave only a glimpse of what lay beneath the brushstrokes. It would take over 80 years in the makingand a giant leap in technology to uncover the hidden history. Catalyst goes behind the scenes at the National Gallery of Victoria to see how scientists from the Australian...