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Implantable device for pain-free pain relief
New biocompatible and water-soluble implant could replace opioid pain relievers and many other classes of addictive drugs.
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Create an ultra-thin power generation system that uses glucose in the body to produce energy
The device can generate electricity, with the byproduct being water that is harmless to the human body.
Medicine - Health
For the first time in the world: 3D printed human ear, successfully implanted in a girl
American doctors have performed a transplant that seemed like a sci-fi movie: a replacement ear was created by growing in the laboratory from an ear cartilage cell and a…
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What is Neuralink? Can Neuralink 'cure' tinnitus as Elon Musk claims?
The human brain is arguably the most complex biological structure that has ever existed. Researchers in the field of neuroscience are expanding and making great progress.
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'Luminous' membrane sensor technology can measure blood oxygen
Newly developed luminescent sensor technology implanted under the skin does this, and promises to be used to easily measure other levels of substances in the blood.
Health
New research helps to charge pacemaker batteries without surgery
Pacemakers are currently considered an effective device in supporting patients with arrhythmias when helping patients maintain a stable heart rhythm.
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Research: Breakthrough device helps paralyzed people walk
Thanks to an electrode device implanted in the spinal cord, Roccati is now able to do simple things again: stand at a bar with
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Development of an electronic chip implanted under the skin to store Covid-19 vaccination information
The Swedish company DSruptive Subdermals, which specializes in implantable microelectronics, has developed a Covid-19 vaccination certificate in the form of an electroni…
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Elon Musk will implant a chip in the human brain next year
Elon Musk, co-founder of brain-computer interface company Neuralink, said the process of implanting computer chips into paralyzed patients will take place in 2022.
Health
Wireless device that monitors bone health
Researchers at the University of Arizona (USA) have developed a micro-wireless device permanently linked to the bone capable of transmitting data out.
Science invention
Invented 3D printed eardrum implant device
Perforation of the eardrum leads to pain and hearing loss. This is also a difficult condition to treat.
Health
Successful development of skin from stem cells can be implanted and grow hair
In a new study published in the journal Nature, the researchers said they could grow multi-layered skin tissue capable of growing hair, hair, sebum secretion and touch.
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Turn cats into phones, the truth is incredible but true in history
In 1929, two researchers at Princeton University, USA conducted experiments transforming cats into startling phones.
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New technology helps blind people see
Scientists have found a way to deliver images directly from the camera to the brains of the blind.
Health
Breakthrough helps restore vision for the blind
Researchers in Texas have taken a big step in restoring vision for blind people by transferring information directly to the brain via electrodes.