medical technology
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Watch A Paralysed Man Move His Hand With The Power Of Thought
For the first time ever, a paralysed man has moved his hand using his mind — and some pretty badass technology. The announcement came just days after a paralysed woman kicked the first ball at the World Cup in Brazil with the help of an exoskeleton. Paralysis, it seems, is increasingly becoming a thing of…
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The World’s Smallest Nanomotor Spins As Fast As A Jet Engine
A team of engineers at the University of Texas at Austin recently created the world’s smallest, fastest nanomotor. Designed to power microscopic machines that could deliver medicine or fight cancer, this thing will fit inside of a human cell. And boy can it purr.
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This Hearing Aid Connects To An iPhone And Adapts To Your Surroundings
For centuries, humans have been using technology to make up for their shortcomings. People missing limbs got prosthetics. People with weak hearts got pacemakers. But, at a certain point, becoming a cyborg is less like fixing something broken than it is like gaining new powers.