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A neural implant that evolves with the brain: Devices known as brain-machine interfaces could someday be used regularly to help paralyzed patients and amputees control prosthetic limbs with just their thoughts. University of Florida researchers are developing a way for computerized devices not only to translate brain signals into movement but also to evolve with the brain as it learns. Instead of just interpreting brain signals and routing them to a robotic hand or leg, this type of brain-machine interface would learn from a person's behavior over time and use the knowledge to complete the subsequent tasks more efficiently, sort of like an assistant, say UF College of Medicine and College of Engineering researchers who developed a model system and tested it in rats.
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Gadgets that brain read, for the physically challenged: The NTT DoCoMo, a Japanese electronics company is working on some really weird stuff, including music players you control with your eyes, cell phones that require your fingers for more than just dialing and remote control like wristwatches, which could prove a boon for the physically challenged. In its present form, the digital music player is a set of headphones that performs various functions like adjusting the volume by rolling your eyes, or fast forwarding the track by jerking the eyes etc. The mobile phone is wearable on the finger like a ring and shaped like a small ball.
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A Portable Spray Type Skin Gun to Heal Wounds Faster: Within the next five years, Armed Forces Institute of Regenerative Medicine (AFIRM) researcher Anthony Atala aims to build a portable version of an inkjet printer capable of creating an entire organ on demand. They have just invested $250 million in this research. This portable version will print layers of skin tissue directly onto deep flesh wounds. For surface wounds, such as burns, the consortium is developing a handheld spritzer that sprays a thin layer of immature skin cells over the wound. These cells, called keratinocytes, are extracted from the patient's skin and stimulate healing in the wound. In a recent clinical test of the gun on 16 burn patients, all showed "excellent healing" after one to three weeks.
More...; June 27, 2008 | Related Entries - Gadgets | Comments (0)
A neural implant that evolves with the brain: Devices known as brain-machine interfaces could someday be used regularly to help paralyzed patients and amputees control prosthetic limbs with just their thoughts. University of Florida researchers are developing a way for computerized devices not only to translate brain signals into movement but also to evolve with the brain as it learns. Instead of just interpreting brain signals and routing them to a robotic hand or leg, this type of brain-machine interface would learn from a person's behavior over time and use the knowledge to complete the subsequent tasks more efficiently, sort of like an assistant, say UF College of Medicine and College of Engineering researchers who developed a model system and tested it in rats.
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Gadgets that brain read, for the physically challenged: The NTT DoCoMo, a Japanese electronics company is working on some really weird stuff, including music players you control with your eyes, cell phones that require your fingers for more than just dialing and remote control like wristwatches, which could prove a boon for the physically challenged. In its present form, the digital music player is a set of headphones that performs various functions like adjusting the volume by rolling your eyes, or fast forwarding the track by jerking the eyes etc. The mobile phone is wearable on the finger like a ring and shaped like a small ball.
More...; June 30, 2008 | Related Entries - Gadgets | Comments (0)

A Portable Spray Type Skin Gun to Heal Wounds Faster: Within the next five years, Armed Forces Institute of Regenerative Medicine (AFIRM) researcher Anthony Atala aims to build a portable version of an inkjet printer capable of creating an entire organ on demand. They have just invested $250 million in this research. This portable version will print layers of skin tissue directly onto deep flesh wounds. For surface wounds, such as burns, the consortium is developing a handheld spritzer that sprays a thin layer of immature skin cells over the wound. These cells, called keratinocytes, are extracted from the patient's skin and stimulate healing in the wound. In a recent clinical test of the gun on 16 burn patients, all showed "excellent healing" after one to three weeks.
More...; June 27, 2008 | Related Entries - Gadgets | Comments (0)
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A neural implant that evolves with the brain: Devices known as brain-machine interfaces could someday be used regularly to help paralyzed patients and amputees control prosthetic limbs with just their thoughts. University of Florida researchers are developing a way for computerized devices not only to translate brain signals into movement but also to evolve with the brain as it learns. Instead of just interpreting brain signals and routing them to a robotic hand or leg, this type of brain-machine interface would learn from a person's behavior over time and use the knowledge to complete the subsequent tasks more efficiently, sort of like an assistant, say UF College of Medicine and College of Engineering researchers who developed a model system and tested it in rats.
More...; June 30, 2008 | Related Entries - Gadgets | Comments (0)

Gadgets that brain read, for the physically challenged: The NTT DoCoMo, a Japanese electronics company is working on some really weird stuff, including music players you control with your eyes, cell phones that require your fingers for more than just dialing and remote control like wristwatches, which could prove a boon for the physically challenged. In its present form, the digital music player is a set of headphones that performs various functions like adjusting the volume by rolling your eyes, or fast forwarding the track by jerking the eyes etc. The mobile phone is wearable on the finger like a ring and shaped like a small ball.
More...; June 30, 2008 | Related Entries - Gadgets | Comments (0)

A Portable Spray Type Skin Gun to Heal Wounds Faster: Within the next five years, Armed Forces Institute of Regenerative Medicine (AFIRM) researcher Anthony Atala aims to build a portable version of an inkjet printer capable of creating an entire organ on demand. They have just invested $250 million in this research. This portable version will print layers of skin tissue directly onto deep flesh wounds. For surface wounds, such as burns, the consortium is developing a handheld spritzer that sprays a thin layer of immature skin cells over the wound. These cells, called keratinocytes, are extracted from the patient's skin and stimulate healing in the wound. In a recent clinical test of the gun on 16 burn patients, all showed "excellent healing" after one to three weeks.
More...; June 27, 2008 | Related Entries - Gadgets | Comments (0)
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A neural implant that evolves with the brain: Devices known as brain-machine interfaces could someday be used regularly to help paralyzed patients and amputees control prosthetic limbs with just their thoughts. University of Florida researchers are developing a way for computerized devices not only to translate brain signals into movement but also to evolve with the brain as it learns. Instead of just interpreting brain signals and routing them to a robotic hand or leg, this type of brain-machine interface would learn from a person's behavior over time and use the knowledge to complete the subsequent tasks more efficiently, sort of like an assistant, say UF College of Medicine and College of Engineering researchers who developed a model system and tested it in rats.
More...; June 30, 2008 | Related Entries - Gadgets | Comments (0)

Gadgets that brain read, for the physically challenged: The NTT DoCoMo, a Japanese electronics company is working on some really weird stuff, including music players you control with your eyes, cell phones that require your fingers for more than just dialing and remote control like wristwatches, which could prove a boon for the physically challenged. In its present form, the digital music player is a set of headphones that performs various functions like adjusting the volume by rolling your eyes, or fast forwarding the track by jerking the eyes etc. The mobile phone is wearable on the finger like a ring and shaped like a small ball.
More...; June 30, 2008 | Related Entries - Gadgets | Comments (0)

A Portable Spray Type Skin Gun to Heal Wounds Faster: Within the next five years, Armed Forces Institute of Regenerative Medicine (AFIRM) researcher Anthony Atala aims to build a portable version of an inkjet printer capable of creating an entire organ on demand. They have just invested $250 million in this research. This portable version will print layers of skin tissue directly onto deep flesh wounds. For surface wounds, such as burns, the consortium is developing a handheld spritzer that sprays a thin layer of immature skin cells over the wound. These cells, called keratinocytes, are extracted from the patient's skin and stimulate healing in the wound. In a recent clinical test of the gun on 16 burn patients, all showed "excellent healing" after one to three weeks.
More...; June 27, 2008 | Related Entries - Gadgets | Comments (0)
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A neural implant that evolves with the brain: Devices known as brain-machine interfaces could someday be used regularly to help paralyzed patients and amputees control prosthetic limbs with just their thoughts. University of Florida researchers are developing a way for computerized devices not only to translate brain signals into movement but also to evolve with the brain as it learns. Instead of just interpreting brain signals and routing them to a robotic hand or leg, this type of brain-machine interface would learn from a person's behavior over time and use the knowledge to complete the subsequent tasks more efficiently, sort of like an assistant, say UF College of Medicine and College of Engineering researchers who developed a model system and tested it in rats.
More...; June 30, 2008 | Related Entries - Gadgets | Comments (0)

Gadgets that brain read, for the physically challenged: The NTT DoCoMo, a Japanese electronics company is working on some really weird stuff, including music players you control with your eyes, cell phones that require your fingers for more than just dialing and remote control like wristwatches, which could prove a boon for the physically challenged. In its present form, the digital music player is a set of headphones that performs various functions like adjusting the volume by rolling your eyes, or fast forwarding the track by jerking the eyes etc. The mobile phone is wearable on the finger like a ring and shaped like a small ball.
More...; June 30, 2008 | Related Entries - Gadgets | Comments (0)

A Portable Spray Type Skin Gun to Heal Wounds Faster: Within the next five years, Armed Forces Institute of Regenerative Medicine (AFIRM) researcher Anthony Atala aims to build a portable version of an inkjet printer capable of creating an entire organ on demand. They have just invested $250 million in this research. This portable version will print layers of skin tissue directly onto deep flesh wounds. For surface wounds, such as burns, the consortium is developing a handheld spritzer that sprays a thin layer of immature skin cells over the wound. These cells, called keratinocytes, are extracted from the patient's skin and stimulate healing in the wound. In a recent clinical test of the gun on 16 burn patients, all showed "excellent healing" after one to three weeks.
More...; June 27, 2008 | Related Entries - Gadgets | Comments (0)
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