DAA, Urban Alchemy partner to improve outreach, services for downtown homeless population - Austin Monitor
Downtown Austin Alliance is launching a pilot program called HEART to provide services and housing opportunities to the homeless in the central business district.
HEART will operate during the daytime and focus on addressing nonemergency issues, de-escalating behavioral issues, providing mental health interventions, and preventing crimes. [ more ]
Engineers Design Robotic Replica of the Heart's Right Chamber
MIT engineers have developed a robotic replica of the heart's right ventricle that mimics its beating and blood-pumping action.
The robotic right ventricle combines real heart tissue with artificial muscles to observe how the ventricle functions in healthy and diseased states. [ more ]