News Archive NewsArchive A New Mind NeuralInterfaces A $50,000 helmet that can, crudely speaking, read their mind Neuralink President Max Hodak thas left the company he co-founded Valve is exploring brain-computer interfaces NextMind has started shipping its real-time brain computer interface Dev Kit for $399 “About 100 people right now, I think over time they might 10,000 or more people at Neuralink” Researchers have successfully bypassed the eyes with a brain implant that allows rudimentary vision Neurable move beyond VR applications and develop the everyday brain-computer interface MindAffect’s approach analyzes signals from the brain to determine what a user is looking at After having no control over any of his four limbs, he is now able to take several successive steps "CTRL-Labs will be joining our Facebook Reality Labs" Being limited to telling the hand to grip or release isn’t a problem if the hand knows what to do next A sewing machine-like robot that can implant ultrathin threads deep into the brain Neuralink will seek FDA approval to start clinical trials on humans as early as next year Instantly correct robot mistakes with nothing more than brain signals and the flick of a finger There’s nothing you can do with a chip in your brain that we can’t do better A brain-scanner could be an instrument of explicit coercion MIT terminates collaboration with Nectome Wearable device picks up neuromuscular signals saying words “in your head” Nectome will preserve your brain, but you have to be euthanized first Ultimately we want a (neuromorphic) chip as big as a fingernail to replace one big (AI) supercomputer Improving brain-computer interfaces by decrypting neural patterns Limb reanimation through neuroscience and machine learning A deeper look into Kernel’s plan to create a brain prosthetic We don’t understand yet the brain coding for force Neurable has been working on developing brain-control systems for VR for over a year The first detailed neuroimaging investigation in patients with bionic limbs An implant to control the movements of a bionic hand and to communicate with his wife A brain-computer interface for under £20 A vest to expand perception of the world through sensory substitution and sensory addition What does it mean to be a human? MIT Researchers Record Sleeping Brain Activity Wirelessly Fernand Léger and the Rise of the Man-Machine Ray Kurzweil on augmenting the human brain through AI, nanorobotics and cloud computing The Social Pressure To Become Transhuman 149 research papers on brain augmentation DARPA Grants $65 Million for Advanced Brain-Computer Interfaces On The Body AugmentedReality Snap buys WaveOptics for over $500M These Spectacles indicate how Snap's ambition is to be a major player in the race to build AR glasses We believe it’s the most advanced set of XR glasses in the world The killer use case for AR/VR might just be warfare Niantic’s CEO teases AR glasses Everything went wrong for Daqri A remote technician combine the customer’s view with real-time “hands overlays” Nreal AR glasses will include hand tracking Mojo’s Invisible Computing platform won’t be ready for a while, but the prototypes are coming together Nreal’s Light augmented reality glasses are set to become available to consumers early this year Samsung exoskeleton is a workout device now Sub $1,000 smart glasses are a reality now Magic Leap 1 Creator Edition available for developers to order at $2,295 Combine passive blocking of sleep-disturbing sounds with sounds engineered to mask what gets past the blocking It is the end of the poker face Our results are nearly indistinguishable from the real video From Augmented Reality to Altered Reality AR glasses further augmented by human assistants Eye Tracking For AR Devices? Why Augmented-Reality Glasses Are Ugly Smart glasses designed to help dyslexic people to read words Police in China have begun using sunglasses equipped with facial recognition technology Olympus EyeTrek is a $1,500 open-source, enterprise-focused smart glasses product AR glasses competition starts to get real BAE Systems working on eye tracking for military digital helmets Challenges and Opportunities for a hypothetical Amazon Alexa-powered smart glasses AR glasses for surgical navigation reach 1.4mm accuracy Univet Develops Modular AR Glasses with Interchangeable Lenses Fernand Léger and the Rise of the Man-Machine Omega Ophthalmics turning the human eye into a platform for AR The Social Pressure To Become Transhuman Timekettle is working on a real-time translation earpieces Google Glass Enterprise Edition gets adopted where it always meant to be Progress in Smart Contact Lenses Flight attendants with HoloLens – What could possibly go wrong? Earpiece translates in (almost) real-time a conversation in two different languages BionicProsthetics Scientists have figured out a method to alter a human’s perception of weight That’s where I’d like to see it go next, more wrist movement Mind-operated osseointegration prostheses Machine learning amplifies nerve signals to control bionic hand A retinal implant that works with camera-equipped smart glasses and a microcomputer Researchers have successfully bypassed the eyes with a brain implant that allows rudimentary vision Being limited to telling the hand to grip or release isn’t a problem if the hand knows what to do next What happens if humans get external or prosthetic nerves? Intelligent prosthetic ankles, so you can wear a dress shoe, a running shoe, a flat From 3D Printing to Bioprinting and Precision Medicine What It’s Like Having to Charge Your Arm The first detailed neuroimaging investigation in patients with bionic limbs An implant to control the movements of a bionic hand and to communicate with his wife The Market for Bionic Prosthetics Bionic Prosthetics 101 We’re essentially replacing the eye and the optic nerve completely Addressing disabilities is just the beginning for bionics Fernand Léger and the Rise of the Man-Machine The cost of a cognitive prosthetic will pale in comparison to taking care of a person with dementia for 20 years The Social Pressure To Become Transhuman The Human Body as a battery for bionic prosthetics Student develops a controllable Third Thumb to augment human capabilities WearableTechnology Wearable glasses as external displays for your smartphone or computer iPadOS will soon add support for eye-tracking devices To date, it’s sold more than 500,000 smart rings Sarcos Robotics to IPO via Rotor Acquisition Corp SPAC AdHawk Microsystems is launching eye-tracking that uses sensors that don’t use cameras Similar to autonomous cars that drive themselves, we’re designing autonomous exoskeletons that walk for themselves I did not expect to like the Amazon Echo Frames as much as I do The world’s first connected exoskeleton for industrial use Digital voicing to predict words and generate synthetic speech A hydraulic arm that sits on the wearer’s hip and uses a three-fingered manipulator to carry out a range of tasks Soft exosuits could improve the rehabilitation of patients suffering hemiparesis Proxy plans to bring digital identity signals to smart rings for the first time Samsung exoskeleton is a workout device now The cheapest medical exoskeleton on the market costs $40,000 After having no control over any of his four limbs, he is now able to take several successive steps Neurostimulation for 15 minutes a day to improve your memory One day it will be possible to create a full-body skin-sensor array Mechanically powered shorts An exoskeleton for athletes and older skiers Ford testing exoskeletons for workers in final assembly plant Robotic exoskeletons may revolutionize the heavy industry The fashion industry will have to embrace smart clothing end to end Sensoria smart socks, augmented athletes, and the future of sport BAE Systems working on eye tracking for military digital helmets Researchers develop Optical Motion and Strain Sensor for wearable applications Universities testing a smart bandage that automatically dispenses medication Portuguese startup develops a smart glove to increase strength and coordination by augmenting the motion of palm and digits Bionik Laboratories Explores Voice-Controlled Exoskeleton noonee Develops A Wearable Chair ReVoice Develops a Glove to Translate Sign Language Into Speech Fernand Léger and the Rise of the Man-Machine The Social Pressure To Become Transhuman Orii builds a smart ring that turns a fingertip into an earpiece ReWalk Robotics makes progress with its soft exoskeleton Scientists make a wearable substance that sticks to human skin without irritation and can record data AI and wearables powering the Post-Truth Era Inside The Body Biohacking Jony Ive: “Without question, some of those products will disappear beneath our skin” Scientists have figured out a method to alter a human’s perception of weight Treatment can re-endow neurons in the mature eye with youthful characteristics and the capacity to regenerate Repair telomeres at a clinic in Colombia for $1 million a dose It might be possible to reverse the body’s epigenetic clock A modified version of CRISPR designed to interrupt pain signals Neurostimulation for 15 minutes a day to improve your memory What would change if we classified aging itself as the disease? Longevity escape velocity An RFID chip implant to unlock and start her Tesla Model 3 It’s going to be illegal in California to sell “gene-therapy kits” unless they carry a warning Epigenetic tweaks won’t “make you live forever,” but they might delay your expiration date The US FDA is officially warning consumers that buying young blood infusions to improve their health is not a good idea The first attempt at “senolytics,” or employing drugs to clear people’s bodies of aged, toxic cells Someday, maybe, we could regrow limbs There is an increasing ‘lifestyle use’ of cognitive-enhancing drugs by healthy people Longevity-as-a-service, via deep learning A biohacker injected himself with a DIY herpes treatment in front of a conference audience Infusions of blood plasma from young donors to rejuvenate the body “There are people alive today who will live for 1,000 years” It might be possible to treat diseases by giving aging tissues a signal to clean house A drink made of pure Ketone could boost the body more than carbs, fat and protein An implant to control the movements of a bionic hand and to communicate with his wife There’s no scientific proof that today’s drugs can boost intelligence Biohacker Attempts Editing His DNA With CRISPR "If we increase human empathy by 30 percent, would we still have war?" Chinese researchers explore batteries powered by body fluids SetPoint Medical Working On a Device That Emits Electrical Pulses To Treat Arthritis Stanford Researchers Create Organic Electronic Components That Dissolve Into The Body Fernand Léger and the Rise of the Man-Machine How Silicon Valley is Trying To Defeat Aging The Social Pressure To Become Transhuman Amazon has a secret unit called 1492 focused on health tech Three Square Market has an NFC microchip implant for identification, login and payment Biohacking devices have an expiration date 149 research papers on brain augmentation GeneticEngineering CRISPR gene-editing therapy directed inside the body to an internal organ How Optogenetics Tries to Restore Partial Vision Reversible, non-destructive CRISPR CRISPR used for the first time inside the body (to restore vision) The Chinese scientist who created the world's first gene-edited children has been sentenced to three years in prison Researchers have developed “prime editing,” a true search-and-replace function for DNA Biohackers say they are creating a knockoff of a million-dollar gene therapy Do the Chinese gene-edited babies actually exist? What if we could cure people of inherited diseases before they were born? CRISPR might be employed to destroy entire species “We have entered the age where the human genome is a real drug target” – CRISPR stopped mice from going deaf CRISPR can be repurposed to enable target gene activation Defeating cancer costs $500,000 DARPA has become the world’s largest funder of “gene drive” research Sangamo Therapeutics attempts to edit a gene inside the body for the first time Gene therapy is “underrated” as a way to conquer old age A new genetic engineering method based on CRISPR: Base Editing FDA approves First Gene Therapy That Fixes Hereditary Blindness Cancer treatment is a ‘double-edged sword’ by allowing survivors to pass on their tumour-causing genes Locana uses CRISPR to target RNA, not DNA, and address Huntington’s disease, ALS and myotonic dystrophy CRISPR used to genetically edit skin cells and turn them into a glucose detector FDA approves reprogramming a patient’s own blood cells to fight cancer How does the public feel about editing human DNA? Fernand Léger and the Rise of the Man-Machine The Social Pressure To Become Transhuman First Human Embryos Edited with CRISPR in US New protein AcrIIA4 increases CRISPR-CAS9 precision Would you start saving money for college tuition, or for printing the genome of your offspring? TissueEngineering The growing interest in space-based experimentation is starting to transform tissue engineering Desktop Metal launches a line specifically devoted to healthcare-adjacent products How long until bioprinted organs are available to those on transplant lists? 3D-printed organs within the next five years Instead of replacing one damaged cornea with one healthy one, you could grow enough cells from one donated cornea to print 50 artificial ones From 3D Printing to Bioprinting and Precision Medicine Self-healing and recyclable electronic skin Tomorrow’s replacement skin could be 3D printed from a new ink embedded with living bacteria Fernand Léger and the Rise of the Man-Machine The Social Pressure To Become Transhuman Chinese researchers develop colour-shifting electronic skin First 3D printed soft artificial heart Nanorobotics Experts say the Verily contact lens program was misguided from the beginning Nanorobots have potential as intelligent drug delivery systems AI can predict a heart disease looking at eyes blood vessels with 70% accuracy Nanochannelled device could “regrown” damaged organs with a single touch Scientists have developed nanomachines that can drill into cancer cells and kill them within minutes Fernand Léger and the Rise of the Man-Machine Ray Kurzweil on augmenting the human brain through AI, nanorobotics and cloud computing Nanoswimmers target brain tumors and deliver anticancer drugs to them The Social Pressure To Become Transhuman Nanorobotic agents can navigate through the bloodstream to administer a drug