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1,008-electrode neural interface can survive implantation within a brain for six years.
Made of thermally grown layer of silicon dioxide less than a micrometer thick.
Able to ward off the hostile environment within the brain.
Slowly degrades at a rate of only 0.46 nanometers per day.
Its electrodes can detect neural activity through capacitive sensing.
Capable of high-definition, long-term recording.
Currently working to scale the prototype up from 1,000 electrodes to more than 65,000.
Goal is to create a new type of visual prosthetic that interacts directly with the brain.
That can restore at least some sight capacity for people with damaged optic nerves.
Research by Duke, Northwestern and New York universities published in Science Translational Medicine.
