Aug 03 2011

Device Lets You See With Your Ears

Tag: Audio,Disabled People,Gadgets,Infrared,SightEric Niiler @ 11:45 am
The technology could be used to augment infrared and sonar to see at night or even underwater.

Jul 01 2011

Disabled Japanese Man Begins Robo-Suit Adventure

Tag: Disabled People,Robotics,Robots,Walking RobotsDiscovery News - Top Stories @ 3:11 pm
A 49-year-old man, who hasn't walked in 28 years, will visit the rocky isle of Mont Saint Michel, France.

Jun 01 2011

Faith Healing on Trial: Miracle or Medicine?

The parents of a sick child are going on trial for relying on God instead of doctors.

Apr 05 2011

‘Bionic Eye’ Implant Offers Hope to the Blind

Tag: Bionics,Disabled People,Eye,SightDiscovery News - Top Stories @ 8:46 pm
A tiny video camera on a pair of glasses captures images and converts them into electrical signals that are fed to an electrode array that is surgically implanted in the patient's eye.

Apr 04 2011

Measles: The Human Cost of Vaccine Fraud

A measles outbreak that hospitalized nearly a dozen children in Minneapolis can be traced back to one doctor's fraud.

Feb 16 2011

Printed Photos the Blind Can ‘See’

Tag: Disabled People,Eye,Graphics,Sight,TechnologyAlyssa Danigelis @ 2:39 pm
A new system prints portrait photos that blind people can feel and recognize.

Jan 20 2011

Tucson Shootings: Why Criminal Profiling Failed

How effective are criminal profilers, and could they have prevented the Tucson shooting?

Jan 20 2011

Tucson Shootings: Why Criminal Profiling Failed

How effective are criminal profilers, and could they have prevented the Tucson shooting?

Jan 11 2011

Anti-Vaccine Doctor Planned to Profit from Scare

Just when it seems the scandal surrounding Andrew Wakefield can't get any worse, it does.

Dec 30 2010

5 New Tech Initiatives from Obama

Has Obama’s high-tech vision completely transcended from his campaign to the presidency?

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