An international research team involving scientists from Italy, Australia, Sweden, and the United States has made a remarkable breakthrough in bionic arm technology. Their pioneering work has led to ...

Some say the next step in human evolution will be the integration of technology with flesh. Now, researchers have used virtual reality to test whether humans can feel embodiment -- the sense that ...

A game-changer in prosthetics has been introduced to the world, and for the first time, amputees are regaining sensation through an electrical signal from their prosthetic arm. Max Ortiz-Catalan, a ...

Adding to the dramatic effect, the Bionic Man’s face is a silicone replica of Meyer’s. Rich Walker, the managing director of the project, says his team was able to rebuild more than 50 percent of the ...

The human fingertip is an exquisitely sensitive instrument for perceiving objects in our environment via the sense of touch. A team of Chinese scientists has mimicked the underlying perceptual ...

BKC Faculty Associate Magda Romanska investigates posthuman disability studies and where the field fits in with conversations around modern technologies. "By probing the limits of human and machine ...

What if, instead of using X-rays or ultrasound, we could use touch to image the insides of human bodies and electronic devices? In a study publishing in the journal Cell Reports Physical Science on ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Steven covers accessibility and assistive technologies. Edgard John-Augustin was 4 years old when he lost both his legs in a car ...

A look into future technologies, from lifelike bionic hands to robots with real emotions and machines powered by living muscle. The episode also explores how close we are to cloning humans and quantum ...

Some say the next step in human evolution will be the integration of technology with flesh. Now, researchers have used virtual reality to test whether humans can feel embodiment—the sense that ...