More than 350 people have a discontinued retinal implant in their eyeballs. The invention was once a cutting-edge option for restoring sight, but it has been replaced by newer technologies. The ...

In 1973 at the University of California, Los Angeles, computer scientist Jacques Vidal observed the brain signals of a research patient and posed the question: “Can these observable electrical brain ...

Researchers at the University of Utah are using artificial intelligence (AI) to make this innovative bionic hand design more ...

In a heartwarming moment captured on video, a Minnesota man was finally able to see his wife of 45 years with the aid of a bionic eye implant. Tap to view if on News app. Allen Zderad, 68, was ...

After a lot of theorizing, postulating, and non-human trials, it looks like bionic eye implants are finally hitting the market -- first in Europe, and hopefully soon in the US. These implants can ...

Patients with severe paralysis could be about to receive a life-changing treatment thanks to a chip about the size of a 10p piece. When implanted in the brain, thousands of tiny threads in the N1 ...

Despite enormous progress in the past two decades, the intentional control of bionic prostheses remains a challenge and the subject of intensive research. Now, scientists at the Medical University of ...

Radio waves are poorly suited for water-based environments such as the ocean, or even the body. A relatively large amount of energy is required for RF signal propagation in water because it is ...

Despite enormous progress in the past two decades, the intentional control of bionic prostheses remains a challenge and the subject of intensive research. Now, scientists at the Medical University of ...

The Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs has released a report entitled, "The Rise of Preemptive Bans on Human Microchip Implants," looking primarily at how some states are preparing ...