NEW YORK, March 30, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Bionic Sight, LLC announced today that the first four patients that received BS01, an investigational gene therapy for advanced stage Retinitis Pigmentosa, ...

Losing a hand or limb is a life-changing event, and finding a prosthetic that can truly feel has long been a challenge. For many, traditional prosthetics offer limited movement and no sense of touch, ...

Developed by Second Sight Medical Products, the Argus II Retinal Prosthesis System has helped more than sixty people recover partial sight, with some experiencing better results than others.

After years of research, the first bionic eye has seen the light of day in the US, giving hope to the blind around the world. Developed by Second Sight Medical Products, the Argus II Retinal ...

EXCLUSIVE: In the documentary Light Darkness Light, which is about to make its North American premiere at DOC NYC, a man who lost his vision gets the opportunity to regain it with the help of an ...

The creation of a bionic eye that mimics the widening and shrinking of the pupil may bring us one step closer towards helping people with certain visual impairments. Light enters the eye via the pupil ...

Learning to use a lightsaber is obviously critical for a Jedi or Sith. A force-sensitive warrior needs to become one with the “elegant weapon,” learning to wield it as if it were simply an extension ...

What better way to build smarter computer chips than to mimic nature's most perfect computer—the human brain? Being able to store, delete and process information is crucial for computing, and the ...

A regular shop-bought mushroom has been turned into an electricity generator in a process scientists hope will one day be used to power devices. The “bionic mushroom” was covered with bacteria capable ...