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 train the machine learning model, we have to slice the 3D ear scans into 2D images, label the relevant data on the scan with specific diagnoses, then feed the images to the model." ...

A doctor in the U.K. is using 3D scanning and printing technology to create hyper-accurate ear implants for children suffering from congenital ear defects.

The ear was constructed from her own cells as a mirror replica of her other ear. Outside experts said it is the first time that 3D-printed tissue had been implanted into a human body.

Researchers are doing their part to end hearing loss by using a 3D printer to fabricate prosthetic copies of the tiny bones in the middle ear.