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Cochlear Implants, Psychic Powers And Why Some People Reject The Bionic Life
8:00AM Anna Jane Grossman | There were some perks to dating a cyborg. More »
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Aussie Scientists Are Hard At Work Growing Bigger Boobs
1:40PM Sean Fallon | Even though there are benefits to artificial enhancement, sometimes “natural” is the way to go. Imagine if plastic surgeons could grow boobs instead of relying on traditional implants? It could happen sooner than you think. More »
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Intelligent Learning Retinal Implants To Adapt To Real Eyes
7:20AM Adam Frucci | A Swiss company called IMI has been putting its “Intelligent Retinal Implant System” through clinical trials for the past three years. When it’s ready, it could help restore sight to the blind. More »
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Cup&Up Surgically Implanted Bras Won’t Affect Lingerie Sales
9:40AM Rosa Golijan | I cannot fathom why any woman would want to surgically shove a silicon bra into her body. Sure, your breasts will look perfectly shaped and perky even once the clothes come off, but you’ll also have bra straps going through your muscles and ribs. More »
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Tiny Telescopes Help The Blind See Again
3:40PM Jack Loftus | The inexorable advance of the bionic eye continued this weekend, as doctors reported they were able to implant tiny telescopes (telescopes!) into the eyes of patients suffering from macular degeneration. More »
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Tiny 4mm Telephoto Lens Implant Is One Step Closer To Being in Your Eye
2:50AM John Mahoney | For people suffering from advanced macular degeneration, this lens implant magnifies light at 2.2x to 3x and projects it onto the healthy part of the retina, avoiding the damaged blind spot. More »
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Polymer Implant Trains Immune Cells To Find and Destroy Tumors
5:20AM Sean Fallon | Researchers at Harvard have developed a polymer immunotherapy implant that trains the immune system to become cancer soldiers that seek out and destroy tumors inside the body. More »
Hardware
Brain-Implanted Bionic Sex Stimulation Chip Is Probably Not Needed
10:27PM Jesus Diaz | Scientists are working in a new brain-implanted sex stimulation chip that will make you even more horny than what you already are. Apparently, according to Oxford University researcher Professor Aziz, it was discovered by accident: More »
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Brain Electrode Implants Helps Paralysed Monkey Regain Arm Movement
12:00PM Adrian Covert | Scientists at the Washington National Primate Research Centre have found a way to restore movement to paralysed monkeys through the use of brain implants. Equipped with roving electrodes, these implants seek out and restore neural connections between in the brain and the rest of the body necessary for movement. According to the New Scientist, the monkey was able to move its wrist on a paralysed arm. More »
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