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Chip in paralyzed man's brain lets him move his own hand
Posted in Science on 28th Jun, 2014
by Alex Muller
Although the power of thought has been used in the past to move artificial limbs, this is the first time that a quadriplegic has been able to move one of his own.
"Heart disease-on-a-chip" could usher in an age of personalized medicine
Posted in Hardware on 26th May, 2014
by Alex Muller
Harvard scientists have created the world's first lab-grown sample of functioning human heart tissue that has a cardiovascular disease.
Single-chip device to provide real-time ultrasonic 3D images from inside the heart and blood vessels
Posted in Medicine on 24th Feb, 2014
by Alex Muller
Real-time 3D imaging from inside the heart.
Insect Nervous System Copied to Boost Computing Power
Posted in Science on 29th Jan, 2014
by Alex Muller
Brains are the most powerful computers known. Now microchips built to mimic insects nervous systems have been shown to successfully tackle technical computing problems.
An AI Chip to Help Computers Understand Images
Posted in Hardware on 5th Jan, 2014
by Alex Muller
Hardware designed specifically to run complex neural networks could let personal devices make sense of the world.