Engineers open the door to future nerve-operated prosthetics

Engineers open the door to future nerve-operated prosthetics

Biomedical and electrical engineers at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) have developed a new technique for detecting neural activity without the need of electricity, which might completely rethink medical technology like brain-machine interfaces and nerve-operated prosthetics. The multidisciplinary team recently demonstrated in the lab what it had already theoretically demonstrated just before the…

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Stalking the sun’s movements to make the most out of its energy capabilities

Stalking the sun’s movements to make the most out of its energy capabilities

In order to maximize the sun’s energy output, a new solar power plant prototype is tracking its movements as it bobs above a sizable lake in southwest Netherlands. The artificial island, named Proteus after the Greek sea god, is a 38-meter-wide circular system made of 180 interconnected modular panels that, according to BBC News report,…

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