News tagged with prosthetic eye
‘Eyeborg’ man films vision of future (w/ video)
(PhysOrg.com) -- A Canadian filmmaker whose childhood hero was Lee Majors as a bionic man is making the most out of what he has done to compensate for having lost one eye by becoming Eyeborg Man. Rob Spence, ...
Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation
Aug 30, 2011 |
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One-eyed filmmaker conceals camera in prosthetic
(AP) -- A one-eyed documentary filmmaker is preparing to work with a video camera concealed inside a prosthetic eye, hoping to secretly record people for a project commenting on the global spread of surveillance ...
Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation
Mar 11, 2009 |
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Discovery of 'bioelectric' arteries opens path to heart disease treatment
Bionic eyes and limbs made television's six million dollar man an icon, but new research suggests our existing biological structure already exhibits a valuable electrical property. Scientists have found that ...
Jan 30, 2012 |
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Learning from lizards
The speedy lizard was streaking across the tabletop when suddenly one foot hit a slippery spot.
Jan 13, 2012 |
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Social robotics: Beyond the uncanny valley
(PhysOrg.com) -- From science fiction and academia through assembly lines and telemedicine, robots have become both conceptually and physically ubiquitous. Technologically, robotics technology has advanced ...
Dec 29, 2011 |
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New-age prosthetic technique enables blind mice to see
(Medical Xpress) -- A recent TEDMED talk has scientists interested in a presenter’s novel techniques to help the blind. A device with two parts, encoder and transducer, can do the job. Sheila Nirenberg, a neuroscientist and professor at Weill Medical ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Dec 23, 2011 |
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Babies born with no eyes: Scientists identify genetic cause
Scientists at University College Dublin, Ireland, have identified a genetic alteration which causes a child to be born with no eyes – a condition called anophthalmia.
Dec 12, 2011 |
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Clear vision despite a heavy head: Model explains the choice of simple movements
The brain likes stereotypes - at least for movements. Simple actions are most often performed in the same manner. A mathematical model explains why this is the case and could be used to generate more natural robot movements ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Nov 09, 2011 |
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Researchers build transparent, super-stretchy skin-like sensor (w/ video)
Imagine having skin so supple you could stretch it out to more than twice its normal length in any direction - repeatedly - yet it would always snap back completely wrinkle-free when you let go of it. You ...
Oct 24, 2011 |
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Microsoft engineer envisions computers that adapt to us
For decades, we controlled computers with a mouse and keyboard. The plastic mouse became a prosthetic for our hand, and the keyboard an extension of our fingers.
Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation
Oct 20, 2011 |
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Meka's robot head makes eyes at next-wave users (w/ video)
(PhysOrg.com) -- You've seen robots in the form of alpha dogs and insect swarms capable of military deployments but the next wave of robotics also includes a special breed of "sociable" robots for use in medicine, eldercare, and education. These are ...
Oct 14, 2011 |
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'It works' -- face transplants now mainstream
(AP) -- They savor pizza and burgers, no longer frighten children, and many of them can walk the streets without people knowing they have someone else's cheeks, nose, lips and skin. People who have had face ...
Aug 11, 2011 |
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