Here's a roundup of recent interesting articles. Even just the titles say a lot.
Scientists prepare way for bionic man
"The goal is to give quadriplegic patients an electronic brain implant, linked to an electrical system of muscle stimulation, enabling them to move their limbs by thought alone – just like healthy people."
Science Finding Ways to Regrow Fingers
Robot-driven cars on roads by 2030: scientist
Self-Assembling Batteries
"By measuring nanoscale forces, researchers learn to make lithium-ion batteries that pull themselves together."
Technology and the Future
2 comments:
The trends in bionics and tissue regrowth make me wonder which one we'll get first.
Maybe if we're lucky we'll get a combination of both leading to augmentation, beyond simply healing those who are injured.
Yeah, my sense is that both will advance in parallel and each will provide certain kinds of benefits. The net effect should all be for the good.
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