Friday, June 24th, 2011
A neural implant that can restore lost brain function and improve short-term memory in rats may one day help people suffering from memory loss caused by stroke, dementia or other brain damage. The device consists of a tiny chip, a set of 32 electrodes and a very sophisticated algorithm that ...
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Monday, December 6th, 2010
The Technology Review has reported that researchers at Harvard University have developed a noninvasive imaging technique that captures images at the molecular level so quickly that they can "watch" red blood cells move through capillaries. The system uses two laser beams set at different frequencies to excite ...
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Thursday, October 15th, 2009
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From the Wire: Tiny implants that connect to nerve cells could improve control prosthetic limbs, according to an article recently published by Technology ...
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Tuesday, August 18th, 2009
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Kevin Fu, a software engineer and professor at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, wants to ensure that malicious hackers don’t turn medical devices such as pacemakers and defibrillators into killing machines. Though Fu acknowledges that it might seem paranoid to protect against such an attack, ...
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