In 2014American Food and Drug AdministrationThe electric prosthetic hand which had been approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) "LUKE armIt was announced that sales will start in the second ...
"Why is there no war for me? I want to fight like my grandfathers..." When Maidan [2014 Ukrainian Revolution of Dignity] began, I was 15 years old. I was in the 10th grade and during every break I ...
I’d rather have a hook if I lost my hand in some sort of freak accident, but realize that’s not exactly conducive to typing. Rather than chucking in the tech-blogging for piracy, Mark Stark’s ...
Researchers have developed a novel training protocol for brain-computer interfaces in a study with rhesus monkeys. The method enables precise control of prosthetic hands using signals from the brain ...
In a photoshoot Kelly Knox—a British model and disability-rights advocate—poses with a prosthetic limb unlike any other. Ms Knox was born with her left arm missing from the elbow down. From the point ...
Fabrizio Fidati, a 57-year-old amputee, uses the MiniTouch device with his prosthetic to accurately sort cubes of different temperatures. EPFL Caillet Amputees’ hopes to experience the feeling of ...
Listen to more stories on the Noa app. The first time Angel Giuffria saw the logo on her bionic hand, she felt a sense of pride. She was born without the lower half of her left arm, and started ...
Brain electrodes designed to mimic the hippocampus appear to boost the encoding of memories—and are twice as effective in people with poor memory. A unique form of brain stimulation appears to boost ...