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A man with a white and black helmet system on his head walks with a walker. A wheelchair sits empty several feet behind him.
BiomedicalTopicNewsType

This Brain-Spine Interface Sidesteps Spinal Cord Injuries

The device decodes the brain’s signals and brings movement back to the legs

4 min read
The Bionic-Hand Arms Race
RoboticsTopicBiomedicalTypePodcast

The Bionic-Hand Arms Race

Britt H. Young talks how the real needs of disabled people can be obscured by high-tech prostheses

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A square object consisting of gold and red electronics covered in a clear coating, with a thin wire attached to the top.
History of TechnologyTopicMagazineBiomedicalTypeArticleFebruary 2022

The Long Road to Today’s Cochlear Implant

Graeme Clark’s dogged pursuit of the technology enabled hundreds of thousands of people to hear

8 min read
In this photo of two young males wearing surgical masks, the one on the left has a smartphone on his belt with the camera facing out looking down at a bracelet on his right wrist. In the photo on the right is another male holding a smartphone in front of his face, with a target area superimposed on his body.
The InstituteTopicBiomedicalArticleType

High School Students Built This iPhone App for the Visually Impaired

Atheia uses computer vision and facial recognition

5 min read

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