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University Envisages Improvements in Artificial Arm

...to a small computer worn on a belt and then to the bionic arm. This will facilitate the person to move the a...rd Normann. If this device gets selected for the bionic arm, electrode arrays will be implanted in some or all of the four major nerves in the residual limb...

Australian Govt's Health Budget Unsatisfactory

...cientists have made many breakthroughs such as the bionic ear, treatment of stomach ulcers and melanoma treatment. Awareness has been created and detailed study is in progress to warn the young Australians against the dangers of ecstasy, association between mental illness and cannabis usage. But the AMA and...

Bionic Women –No longer the Stuff of Science Fictio

...h wearing it.” Dr Todd Kuiken, developer of the bionic technology admits that the device is a little crude, weighing five kilograms with one motor extending far beyond her shoulder, with wires and mechanical parts as well as some of the six motors, clearly visible. Her hand is covered with a flesh-colore...

Age of Medical Miracles has come upon us

...orm lives. Gene technology stem cell science, and bionic innovation are at the forefront of the coming brea...l cochlear implant, said he saw huge potential for bionic technology. He said, "We see ways of helping people with disabilities such as spinal injuries, ner...

Bionic Eye may Restore Sight to the Blind

...e to release the improved version in 2 years. The bionic eye works by converting images from a tiny camera mounted on a pair of glasses into a grid of 16 electrical signals that transmit directly to the nerve endings in the retina. The camera in the glasses sends a wireless signal to a pea-sized pocket ...

Bionic Ear Restores Hearing to Von Hippel-Lindau Disease Patients

Scientists have for the first time shown that a bionic ear may help restore hearing in patients with von Hippel-Lindau disease. Researchers at Georgetown University Medical Center and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) say that their work offers new hope for patients with the rare disorder, which...

Scottish Engineer Devises Versatile Hand

At 8,500 a piece it doesnt come cheap. But the new bionic hand, developed by a Scottish engineer, is termed a massive advance on previous artificial limbs . It can't click its fingers or play the piano but there's not much else it won't do. It can, for instance, turn a key in a lock, hold a wine gla...

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