Brain implants are becoming obsolete, like old phones. What happens next?

Huge advances in medical technology have led to increasingly advanced implanted neurological devices, such as deep brain, vagal nerve, and spinal cord stimulators. Elon Musk’s Neuralink, a wireless brain-computer interface (BCI), is one of the more wel… Continue reading Brain implants are becoming obsolete, like old phones. What happens next?

Nuclear waste diamonds to power artificial neuron implants for decades

Arkenlight and Axorus have teamed up to prototype the first artificial neuron powered by a diamond betavoltaic battery made from nuclear waste. The goal is to develop medical-grade implants with energy sources that will last decades without charging.Co… Continue reading Nuclear waste diamonds to power artificial neuron implants for decades

“Sight”-restoring bionic eye proceeds along the path to human trials

There may be new hope for people with certain types of blindness, as an experimental sight-restoring device has been deemed safe for implantation. It still has to be tested on humans, though, and it will likely provide a fairly rudimentary form of visi… Continue reading “Sight”-restoring bionic eye proceeds along the path to human trials