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19 May 2015

Scene Podcast: Dr. Jay Alberts, Director of the Cleveland Clinic’s Concussion Center

This week, host Craig Lyndall is joined by Dr. Jay Alberts, the director of the Cleveland Clinic’s Concussion Center. The Clinic is part of a national symposium being hosted in

17 April 2015

Robots, hydroponic plants and other innovations showcased Friday at Case Western Reserve University

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CLEVELAND, Ohio – Research ShowCASE 2015, an annual one-day presentation of more than 400 posters, videos, prototypes and live demonstrations, is scheduled for Friday at Case Western Reserve University. Displays

13 April 2015

How BrainGate reconnects the mind to the physical world

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When Cathy Hutchinson drank a cinnamon latte from a thermos in 2012, she made history. When she went on to type words, send emails and navigate a wheelchair, it sent

09 April 2015

Paralyzed Again

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We have the technology to dramatically increase the independence of people with spinal-cord injuries. The problem is bringing it to market and keeping it there. One night in 1982, John

24 March 2015

Mind the gap: Probing the brain-machine interface

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On the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, God reaches out to touch Adam. The eye locks on the small gap between their index fingers, a slice of space dividing the

17 March 2015

The Artificial Hand That Feels

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Technology reconnects amputees to the world of sensation A team of scientists led by Dustin Tyler from Case Western Reserve University in Ohio is reporting a breakthrough that might soon

20 February 2015

Researchers in Cleveland VA Medical Center make prosthetic hand which can ‘feel’ and ‘touch’

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Igor Spetic was blindfolded in the test as he moved his prosthetic hand across a table as he attempted to pick up cubes about the size of walnuts. But he

17 February 2015

Can modern prosthetics actually help reclaim the sense of touch?

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Prosthetic limbs have long been clunky, acting more as appendages than extensions. But modern technology is now helping amputees rediscover their sense of touch. Miles O’Brien, who lost his own

10 February 2015

National team to expand CWRU research restoring amputees’ sense of touch

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Case Western Reserve University researchers who helped restore a sense of touch to amputees in a U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs lab in Cleveland are finalizing contract negotiations for a

10 February 2015

DARPA Tech Could Give Artificial Hands Sense of Touch

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Veterans with prosthetic hands could someday regain their sense of touch thanks to a new DARPA initiative. It’s called the Hand Proprioception and Touch Interfaces (HAPTIX) program, and the goal

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Scene Podcast: Dr. Jay Alberts, Director of the Cleveland Clinic’s Concussion Center

Robots, hydroponic plants and other innovations showcased Friday at Case Western Reserve University

How BrainGate reconnects the mind to the physical world

Paralyzed Again

Mind the gap: Probing the brain-machine interface

The Artificial Hand That Feels

Researchers in Cleveland VA Medical Center make prosthetic hand which can ‘feel’ and ‘touch’

Can modern prosthetics actually help reclaim the sense of touch?

National team to expand CWRU research restoring amputees’ sense of touch

DARPA Tech Could Give Artificial Hands Sense of Touch

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