THIS is not just any ear. It is the official standard for the human pinna, or outer ear. Called IEC TR 60959, its shape was defined in 1990 by the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) to ...

LAS VEGAS —U.S. Navy Seals, hearing aid users and audiophiles all need custom-fit earpieces to get the best sound and perhaps shield their ears from outside noise. New 3D ear scanning technology aims ...

A doctor in the United Kingdom is using cutting-edge 3D scanning technology to design hyper-accurate ear implants for children suffering from microtia, a congenital condition in which the external ear ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In a first for medicine, a surgeon has successfully implanted an outer ear developed and 3D-printed in a laboratory. A 20-year-old ...

In laboratory experiments, researchers have produced ear cartilage that remains form-stable in animal models. Only one ...

A Scottish hospital is using 3D scanning technology to create new ears for children. The Royal Hospital for Sick Children in Edinburgh is using a scanner and printer in a process which creates a ...

An artificial - and very lifelike - ear has been built by scientists using a 3D printer and cartilage from sheep. The organ was designed by plastic surgeons to make it look as likelike as possible.

A California 6-year-old born with an ear that never developed has received a 3D-printed ear and hearing aid implant. Mattie Cliburn was teased by other children about her ear, and her hearing was ...