Bionics

Health & Medicine

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Under the Microscope

A vision for the future

Associate Professor Penny Allen led the surgical team that implanted Australia’s first bionic eye, but the vitreoretinal surgeon says the future holds more exciting possibilities

Health & Medicine

Stimulating the brain – without major surgery

Researchers have demonstrated the feasibility of a tiny device that could one day offer an alternative to open brain surgery

Sciences & Technology

Sounds like science fiction

Some of the technological innovations of 2017 sound more like sci-fi, but according to the brains behind a few of them, the future is still full of surprises

Health & Medicine

The ethical future of bionic vision

As researchers refine the capabilities of bionic eyes, restoring sight to some blind people may be just around the corner. But what are the ethical implications of ‘artificial’ sight?

Sciences & Technology

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Podcast

In Pursuit podcast: Thought-controlled futures

Hear from the developers of the stentrode, a tiny device implanted next to the brain to enable thought-controlled movement of an exoskeleton