Paralyzed patient regains digital control with Neuralink's implant, but technical issues persist
Futurism - 18-May-2024Loose wires caused setbacks, prompting a search for a second volunteer for testing
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Tardigrade protein helps human cells mimic survival superpower
Futurism - 02-Apr-2024Research reveals a potential way to make human cells more resistant to stress
Researchers claim to have uncovered secret to immortality in jellyfish
Futurism - 01-Sep-2022what this means to humans? - a possibility to treat overwhelming aging disorders
Synchron gets investment from Neuralink cofounder
Futurism - 07-Feb-2022Appears to be ahead in the race as already started human trials
Blind people "see" the shapes of letters thanks to a new brain implant
Futurism - 14-May-2020Bypasses the eye and directly transmits signals from a camera to the brain
Regrowing nerves with a biodegradable device in macaques
Futurism - 23-Jan-2020Bridging long nerve gaps from injuries; soon to enter human trials in 2021
Patient on the operating table, while surgeon 20 miles away
Futurism - 11-Sep-2019Robotic surgery increases patients access to medical help and decreases their time for treatment
Heart transplantation could become as easy as changing watch batteries
Futurism - 09-Sep-2019Mini heart can be used for testing different drugs effects on the heart muscles
A space cable between the Earth and the Moon is much more cost effective
Futurism - 27-Aug-2019If this works, one day we will be able to build space colonies at the Lagrange point
Human trials using CRISPR to cure genetically inherited blindness
Futurism - 30-Jul-2019There are at least 13 types of LCA - this trial is aimed at treating LCA 10
Worms from ice-age era come back to life as ice melts
Futurism - 09-Jul-2019Life forms in other planets - we could start by looking for nematodes
IBM stopped the sales of Drug-Discovering Watson AI
Futurism - 19-Apr-2019Powerful technology in the healthcare field must improve patients’ health
China child restrictions leading to fall in population
Futurism - 18-Jan-2019More countries are having to plan for increasingly aged populations
Doctors Repair Infants’ Damaged Hearts With Mitochondria
Futurism - 10-Jul-2018Procedure transplants mitochondria into infant’s muscle cells to prevent heart disease
Robot First: Operating On A Human Eye
Futurism - 18-Jun-2018The PRECEYES system performed 12 delicate eye surgeries successfully
Cyborgs: Living Cells In A Robotic Finger
Futurism - 31-May-2018Japanese researchers created a basic resin skeleton with incorporated functional living tissue
Hunting Unknown Viruses To Prevent Next Pandemic
Futurism - 23-Feb-2018Scientists estimate still 1.6 million viruses to discover. Half of those could infect and cause ...
Using Statistics to Predict the Next World War
Futurism - 22-Feb-2018It’s been more than 70 years since the last major world war. Is it only a matter of time or are ...
Robot Passes Chinese Medical Licensing Exam
Futurism - 20-Nov-2017Xiaoyi is a robot developed by leading Chinese AI company iFlytek. Has recently taken and passed...
Synthetic Nanobots Could End Antibiotic Resistance
Futurism - 17-Nov-2017Most current antibiotics wipe out all bacteria - good and bad. French startup Eligo Bioscience i...
Scientists Boost Human Memory With a Brain Implant
Futurism - 14-Nov-2017Memory prosthesis implanted in 20 volunteers with epilepsy. Device collected data on their brain...
A Timeline for Humanity’s Colonization of Space
Futurism - 30-Oct-2017Late 2017: Heavy Falcon Launch 2018: Preparing for Space Tourism 2019: Space Tourism and Observ...
Super Artificial Intelligence With IQ of 10,000 in 30 Years
Futurism - 27-Oct-2017SoftBank has invested $100 billion to build chips capable of such IQ levels. Average university ...
New Type of Stem Cells Could Lead to New Treatments
Futurism - 11-Oct-2017Researchers create Expanded Potential Stem Cells (EPSCs) in mice. ES and iPS aren’t capable of g...
Human brain connected to the internet for the first time ever
Futurism - 14-Sep-2017Brainternet seeks to simplify a person’s understanding of their own brain and the brains of others
New Bio-Ink Could 3D Print Artificial Organs
Futurism - 13-Sep-2017Bio-ink is made of cold-soluble gelatin and remains stable at room temperature. A big drawback o...
RNA splicing could help us prevent aging
Futurism - 06-Dec-2016Researchers wanted to find out the impact of RNA splicing on the ageing process
CRISPR Gene Editing Cures Mice of Sickle Cell Disease
Futurism - 12-Oct-2016CRISPR used to correct mutated hematopoietic stem cells. Corrected blood stem cells produced hea...
3D-printed elastic bones
Futurism - 30-Sep-2016Created matrix can be grown into bone without having added stem cells or other growth factors
AI Saves Woman’s Life By Identifying Her Disease
Futurism - 05-Aug-2016IBM’s artificial intelligence system, Watson, compared the woman’s genetic information to 20 mill...
Fat cells may be used to grow human bones
Futurism - 28-Jun-2016Could be superior to old school reconstructive procedures
Monitoring your vital signs from within the gut
Futurism - 29-Apr-2016Works fine inside pig guts and it's just about the size of a multivitamin pill
Scientists create a cyborg rat that can escape a maze much faster
Futurism - 19-Feb-2016Just gave hints to help the maze runner, didn't control it
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Artificial Intelligence Chip For Mobile Devices
Futurism - 10-Feb-2016Current mobile AI offloads processing to the cloud because of power consumption. MIT announce a ...
Most Realistic Lab-Grown Liver Tissue Yet
Futurism - 29-Jan-2016Human cells taken from a real liver used to construct a microfluidics-based tissue. Designed to ...
DARPA Has Huge Things Planned in Biotech
Futurism - 10-Jan-2016In April 2014, DARPA established the Biological Technologies Office. BTO have been doing work in...
The Dawn of the Singularity (Infographic)
Futurism - 05-Oct-2015A glimpse into the future with Ray Kurzweil. He has an 86% hit rate to pay attention! By 2029 $1...
