Check out the application of a kit that is near and dear to all our hearts: http://www.popsci.com/technology/article/2012-03/video-cambridge-researchers-use-legos-help-build-artificial-bone-lab
Researchers at Cambridge University have devised a really cool way to use the capabilities of Mindstorms to create a LEGO robot that assists with their bone creation research. Another example of the ever expanding role of this amazing product in laboratories and education.
