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World’s first human head transplant successfully performed on a corpse, scientists say
A full head swap between brain dead organ donors is the next stage…. We stand on the brink of a revolution, not only in medicine but in human life’
Continue ReadingA new implant for blind people jacks directly into the brain
Researchers have successfully bypassed the eyes with a brain implant that allows rudimentary vision.
Continue ReadingNew spinal implant allows 3 paralyzed men to stand, walk and swim again
In a world first, Swiss researchers have enabled three paraplegic patients to stand and walk again, using a nerve-stimulating device that’s controlled by touchscreen tablet.
Continue Reading8 bold biohacks that blur the line between human and machine
hese real world cyborgs are going under the knife and pushing the transhuman envelope for the common — albeit, gory — good.
Continue ReadingMonkey MindPong
Neuralink is developing a fully-implanted, wireless, high-channel count brain-machine interface (BMI) with the goal of enabling people with paralysis to directly use their neural activity to operate computers and mobile devices with speed and ease.
Continue ReadingA River Runs Through It: Onward to the Delta
The delta is calling and we must go! With one Earth year in its rearview mirror, the Perseverance rover has been racking up the odometry en route to the site of it’s next science campaign.
Continue ReadingTelescopes Trained on Parker Solar Probe’s Latest Pass Around the Sun
As NASA’s Parker Solar Probe completes its latest swing around the Sun, it’s doing so in full view of dozens of other spacecraft and ground-based telescopes.
Continue ReadingTo Find the First Galaxies, Webb Pays Attention to Detail and Theory
This week, as the Webb team continues to make progress in aligning the telescope, other successful activities include the calibration of the NIRISS filter wheel and pupil wheel tuning for NIRCam
Continue ReadingThis Swedish company has built a fully electric ‘flying car’ it says anyone can fly
Could Jetson’s ‘flying car’ come to Europe?
Continue ReadingAlmond & Ada: privacy-focused voice assistant
In the last four years, they have been working on a virtual assistant named Almond. And it’s a perfect match for Home Assistant.
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