Tag Archives: Neuroprosthetics

New Tiny Device Inserts Drugs in Brain via Remote Control

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A team of researchers has developed a wireless device the width of a human hair that can be implanted in the brain and activated by remote control to deliver drugs.The technology, demonstrated for...

Smartphones are Harmful for Cardiac Device Wearers

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All those people who wear cardiac devices should keep a safe distance from smartphones in order to avoid unwanted painful shocks or pauses in function. This has been stated by EHRA EUROPACE—...

Smartphones are Harmful for Cardiac Device Wearers

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All those people who wear cardiac devices should keep a safe distance from smartphones in order to avoid unwanted painful shocks or pauses in function. This has been stated by EHRA EUROPACE—...

MIT’s robotic limbs pave the way for real-life Doc Ock

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Two groups of MIT scientists are working on something which will change what we perceive as reality and what we think of as the world of fiction. These scientists are currently developing robotic...

First Amputee Has Touch Restored With Bionic Hand

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The researchers at the École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (EFPL) in Switzerland and the Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna (SSSA) recently developed a completely new sensory feedback channel which...

New Robotic Arm With Touch Perception

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HEALTHBEAT: Scientists wire man's arm to robotics in quest for artificial hand that can feel WASHINGTON (AP) — It's not quite the bionics of science fiction, but European researchers have created a...

Experiment adds sense of touch to artificial hand

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HEALTHBEAT: Scientists add sense of touch to robotic hand, a step to more lifelike prosthetics WASHINGTON (AP) — To feel what you touch — that's the holy grail for artificial limbs. In a step toward...

The Rise Of The Biobot: Mixing Biology And Technology

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In a recent article posted on the The Guardian website, author and new-age guru Deepak Chopra made an interesting observation. “A cyborg future is coming. Man’s relationship with machine is merging...
    






Medtronic Pacemaker to Slash Heart Risks

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Traditional practices must give way to the modern and the innovative. Medtronic Incorporated’s EnRhythm pacemaker has made the art of living easier for many former cardiac patients. The deaths,...

Bionic Eye powered by the Sun invented by Stanford Scientists

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The new bionic eye technology requires a special pair of glasses that beams near infrared light into the eye according to BBC. The glasses carry a video camera that records what is in front of the...