Bionics
Health & Medicine
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
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