By Evan on November 26, 2008
This will be huge someday. Researchers have found a way to take the output of a neuron, or group of neurons, in a monkey’s brain and route them through electrodes to their destination muscles. Basically, they can bypass a section of nerves, meaning that at some point doctors will be able to reverse the effects [...]
Posted in The Time Machine, World Wide Wonder | Tagged brain, motor cortex, paralysis, science, technology |
By Evan on July 1, 2008
Rail guns have long been a favorite weapon of sci-fi fans. The ability to use electromagnetic pulses in place of traditional explosive propellants to lob projectiles over hundreds of miles with high precision and little warning is a tantalizing idea, though still mostly limited to the realm of fantasy. But reality has a track record [...]
Posted in The Peacemakers, The Time Machine | Tagged military, technology |
