Work sample: Engineers Australia ‘Bioengineering’
Australia’s innovative engineers have played a major role in developing the world’s biomedical capabilities.
Create magazine, for members of Engineers Australia, asked THE HARD WORD for a feature story on some of Australia’s great innovations in bioengineering. We spoke with industry leaders and provided a piece of editorial that made their engineers proud - see below.
Australian bioengineering inspirations, from the pacemaker to the bionic eye
By: Chris Sheedy / THE HARD WORD
There is something very special and personally satisfying, said Dr Ali Almasi, about working in a field that is directly responsible for improving the quality of life for individuals.
Graduating as an electrical engineer, then earning a Master of Science in biomedical engineering, Almasi now specialises in neural engineering at the National Vision Research Institute.
What exactly does he do? That’s simple: he’s working to perfect the bionic eye.
“The holy grail of understanding the visual system is to create a bionic prosthetic vision device — a bionic eye — that can restore vision to those who are vision impaired,” he said.
“Knowing that it will create a better quality of life for people is certainly a reason I’m doing this, but I’ve also always been fascinated by the brain. I’ve always wanted to understand the way it works.”
Australian engineers have long been pioneers in the field of bionic devices, with the ultimate example being the Cochlear hearing implant.
But they have also given the biomedical world many other innovations and advancements … SEE FULL STORY
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