Isn’t she beautiful in an eerie way? This lady sprang from the mind of Benedict Campbell, a digital artist with a flair for capturing the extraordinary potential future.
Twenty-eight-year-old Neil Harbisson has achromatopsia, which means he only sees in black and white. You’ll notice in his photo however, that he’s wearing a camera mounted to his head. This converts colours into soundwaves – making him “hear” colours.
The heart that beats inside Charles Okeke’s chest is completely artificial. It keeps him alive, but at a price: he’s tethered to a 180kg machine in a hospital. Thanks to a revolutionary backpack-sized breakthrough, he can finally go home again.
Scientists have already created mini-cyborgs out of living cells and semiconductor materials, but now biological cells can also contain tiny silicon chips, which could become sensors that monitor microscopic activities, deliver drugs to target cells or even repair cell structures.
Human skin is apparently a very energy-efficient conduit for transmitting data. A recent experiment achieved a rate of 10Mbps, which may put my internet connection to shame. The experiment used small, flexible electrodes and took place at Korea University.
A spillover from last week’s Cyborg-a-thon, Wired has put together a list of the top 10 cyborg videos. But not everything is about fusing man with machine.
It’s time to wrap up last week’s theme, This Cyborg Life, a look into the future of the machine called Man.
What if machines ran off biological fuel — blood sugar — from our bodies? Could we basically power gadgets on our increasing supply of body fat and Snickers bars?
There were some perks to dating a cyborg.
