From the Philippines to the Netherlands – taking science for a spin! 🌀 A research team from uscphilippines and holynameuniversity has been testing how hypergravity affects the growth of bioprinted bone cells in our HyperGES Large Diameter Centrifuge at our technical centre in the Netherlands. Their research focuses on 3D-printed scaffolds made from carrageenan, a substance extracted from locally farmed red seaweed. While already widely used as a food additive, carrageenan could also be a game-changer for bone implant technology. By exposing bone cells to up to 15 times Earth’s gravity, the team hopes to enhance tissue engineering techniques—an advancement that could also support seaweed farming communities across the Philippines. This experiment was made possible through #HyperGES, part of our Access to Space for All initiative in collaboration with unoosa The programme gives researchers worldwide the chance to use our facilities like our Large Diameter Centrifuge, which can ...