A backpack computer has been developed to let people test a bionic eye so the implant can be perfected for those needing it. The bionic eye project aims to give some vision to people who have lost ...

Australian researchers plan to begin human testing of a new bionic eye in 2013. Australian researchers plan to begin human testing of a new bionic eye in 2013. is an entertainment editor covering ...

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- As the geriatric population is expected to balloon in the coming decade, so too will rates of heart disease in the United States. The demand for prosthetic heart valves and other ...

THE holy grail of bionic eyes, which would allow people with the most incurable causes of blindness to read large print, is about to begin preclinical testing in Melbourne. The University of Melbourne ...

Reaserchers from Wrocław University of Technology in southwestern Poland have developed a bionic hand prosthesis and are currently looking for amputees to participate in testing this innovative device ...

The Canadian military has begun testing what a company is calling "the world's first bionic knee brace" to help troops better absorb the impact from carrying all the gear and equipment on the modern ...

A team of researchers led by Professor Yaakov Nahmias, director of the Grass Center for Bioengineering at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and founder of Tissue Dynamic, introduced a new ...

A bionic "heart" that offers a more realistic model for testing out artificial valves and other cardiac devices has been designed by engineers at MIT. As the geriatric population is expected to ...