Articles by

Simon Makin

Brain-controlled bionic limbs are inching closer to reality

The word “bionic” conjures sci-fi visions of humans enhanced to superhuman levels. It’s true that engineering advances...

A new device let a man sense temperature with his prosthetic hand

A new device makes it possible for a person with an amputation to sense temperature with a...

Scientists triggered the flow of spinal fluid in the awake brain

Waves of cerebrospinal fluid which normally wash over brains during sleep can be made to pulse in...

A gel cocktail uses the body’s sugars to ‘grow’ electrodes in living fish

For the first time, researchers have harnessed the body’s own chemistry to “grow” electrodes inside the tissues...