Nanokicking, a fascinating new medical technique

Here's an interesting scientific innovation. Researchers at Strathclyde University in Scotland have developed a technique called "nanokicking", which consists of vibrating human stem cells very precisely on a naniscale in order to encourage them to turn into bone, which can then be used to treat spinal injuries and conditions like osteoporosis.
Apparently, this mimics what the body does naturally when repairing tissues such as broken bones: stem cells in the area of the break are given a signal, in the form of vibrations in tiny and highly precise distances and frequencies, to start creating new bone.
The technique has been very successful in the laboratory, and the team is now applying it to human subjects with "disuse osteoporosis". There is also a thought that it could prove useful in the space program, such as for astronauts on the International Space Station who lose bone density due to the low gravity in orbit.