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What Are Neural Implants?
Neural implants are devices placed in or near the nervous system to record neural activity, stimulate neural tissue, or create an interface between the brain, spinal cor…
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New technology
Thousands of people line up to have brain chips implanted
Tech mogul Elon Musk's startup has been granted permission to test implanting chips into human brains. Thousands of applicants have already applied.
New technology
Japanese scientists implant machines into cockroaches, forcing them to serve humans
The researchers say these cyborg cockroaches can move things around the house, draw things on paper, etc.
Discover science
Neuralink tests controlling a robotic arm with thoughts
New technology from Neuralink could help paralyzed people perform simple everyday tasks without assistance.
AI - Artificial intelligence
Elon Musk's ambition to merge humans with AI
Elon Musk is currently implanting brain-computer interface chips to help paralyzed people, but his long-term goal is to merge humans with AI.
New technology
Canada agrees to let billionaire Elon Musk's company test chip implant in human brain
American billionaire Elon Musk's neurotechnology company Neuralink announced yesterday (November 20) that it has received approval to conduct its first clinical trial in…
AI - Artificial intelligence
The first person to have Synchron's ChatGPT implanted in the brain
Synchron, one of the pioneers in brain implant (BCI) technology, is testing the integration of ChatGPT to help patients interact with electronic devices.
AI - Artificial intelligence
If Elon Musk's brain implant performs harmful actions, will people or machines be responsible?
Since 1999, two Australian and British philosophers proposed a hypothetical brain experiment. In 2024, the hypothesis becomes reality.
New technology
Humans can control objects with their thoughts without needing a chip implanted
Researchers from Carnegie Mellon University develop a non-invasive brain-computer interface that helps people move objects with their thoughts.
Health
American startup provides scientific eye implants for blind people
People blinded by retinitis pigmentosa and dry age-related macular degeneration have hope of seeing again.
Health
Do breast implants have an expiration date? Why do they break?
Aesthetician Dr. Tong Hai, Head of the Department of Microsurgery and Reconstruction at the National Burn Hospital (Hanoi), said that nowadays, more and more women are i…
Science invention
Invention of oxygen batteries that can be permanently implanted in the body
Implantable medical devices often have batteries that need to be replaced or recharged somehow. There is a new type of oxygen battery that could eliminate the need for i…
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Quadriplegic patient had brain chip implanted by Neuralink to play online chess
On March 21, Elon Musk's startup Neuralink streamed on X the scene of the first patient implanted with a brain chip using his mind to play online chess.
New technology
Billionaire Elon Musk's 'computer-brain' warning is vulnerable to attack and manipulation by third parties
Billionaire Elon Musk's Neuralink project to put a computer into the human brain has the potential to change the lives of some people, but it also causes many ethical is…
Medicine - Health
Corneal extracted from pig skin can restore vision for blind people
Bioengineered corneas have restored vision to people with impaired vision, including those who were blind before they were transplanted.