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Wheelchair controlled by thought
This new wheelchair type helps people with disabilities get to where they want just by thinking about the destination.
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Science invention
Fake face muscles for the disabled
People with facial paralysis will experience more meaningful life thanks to artificial facial muscles invented by two American surgeons.
Computer science
Turn sign language into text
Sign language can be converted into written information thanks to a new computer program developed by Scottish experts.
Computer science
Internet coffee for people with disabilities
Good Bytes looks like any other Internet cafe, with colored concrete floors, colorful tea pots and a row of computers in the corner.
New technology
Chinese students invent reading devices by ... blinking
This device is intended to help elderly or disabled people read books without having to use their hands. Instead of blinking, it is possible to transfer book pages.
New technology
Electronic skin helps people with limbs feel pain and objects
If researched and developed successfully, electronic skin will become a new hope for people with disabilities who can experience pain and feel about everything around th…
New technology
Students making 'cars' help people with disabilities move freely
A group of students has developed a solar-powered tricycle, which enables people with disabilities to travel long distances without any assistance.
New technology
Facebook develops text typing technology by thought
On April 19, Facebook's social networking site announced research projects that allow users to create text directly from the brain, as well as communicate with each…
New technology
New technology: Special 'emitting voice' eyeglasses for people with disabilities
Special glasses made for ESA astronauts (European Space Agency / ESA) today are used for people with disabilities to help them communicate.
New technology
Malaysian teachers manipulate voice control
A former Malaysian teacher sets up a low-cost, voice-activated prosthetics manufacturing company for people with disabilities.
New technology
Technology unmasks pedophiles
A former pedophile parish priest must conduct a trial after the new technology allows the disabled victim to use his eyes to denounce his crimes.
New technology
Technology to treat the phenomenon of 'pain of ghosts'
Thanks to computer technology that interacts with the brain, patients with disabilities will no longer suffer from pain in the paralyzed limb or lost.
New technology
Wheelchair self-balancing, no need to use hand to control
Instead of using the hand to create movement, Ogo users will move their bodies to order 2 wheels. This is a new idea by New Zealand designer Kevin Halsall, and is inspir…
New technology
Wheelchairs controlled by thinking experiment successfully in monkeys
Scientists have created a wheelchair that can only be controlled by thinking and they have implanted a control device into the monkey's brain to