Augmentation
Staying healthy long enough for radical life extension to become a reality is like to involve body augmentation as drugs and healthy living will only get us so far. So human body interventions are likely to be needed such as replacement organs and body parts, or even external augmentation such as exoskeletons to keep us mobile.
Read more about: Artificial Organs, Biohacking, Brain Interface, Exoskeleton, Nootropics, Prostheses, Vision.
Resources
UNYQ
- Personalized prosthetics & orthotics company.
Omneuron
- Life Sciences Company Focused On Neuroscience-Based Technologies.
Paradromics
- Brain Computer Interfaces
Mnemo
- A machine that automatically records and retrieves memories
Nuada
- A unique support system that seamlessly improves hand function.
ALL SYSTEMS RED (The Murderbot Diaries)
- 1st book in Murderbot Diaries series by Martha Wells
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Hannes Sjoblad (aka Sapiens)
- Thought leader and speaker biohacking on human augmentation
BrainExcell
- Company that provides a range of nootropics and supplements for better sleep.
Power Knee
- Bionic knee for above-knee amputees.
HAL - Hybrid Assistive Limb
- Lower-body exoskeleton made by Japanese company.
Augmentation Blog Posts
Impli Implantables Presents at London Futurists
26-Feb-2020 Anna Luisa Schaffgotsch talked about the history and future in implant technology
Nexus Book Review (Ramez Naam)
02-Sep-2019 A thought-provoking book with the same thorough detail given to the near future as Iain M. Banks does to the far future culture universe.
Action Man bionic eyes coming to an opticians near you soon
26-Feb-2015
Chip sandwich anyone? Human on a chip and chip on a cell
06-Feb-2015
Machine controls human - next step an app to define yourself
27-Jan-2015
Recent News
The first hydrogel that has mechanical properties of cartilage
ScienceAlert - 05-Jul-2020
Could someday replace just the damaged cartilage, instead of having to remove entire knee joint
Read more...Google acquires the Canadian smart glasses company North
BBC - 01-Jul-2020
Many tech giants are competing to dominate the mass market for smart glasses
Read more...Experts create nephron-like device that mimics kidney ion transport
Singularity Hub - 03-Jun-2020
Implantable artificial kidneys brought one step closer with this tech
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