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• Prosthetics Gave Runner Unfair Edge, Report Says

  
  NYT > Theater — Authority: 905
  The blades, called Cheetahs, used by Oscar Pistorius, a double-amputee from South Africa, were a “clear and major advantage.”
  3 weeks ago

• This Cyborg Life

  
  Personal Cyber Botanica — Authority: 462
  As many of you already know, my blog is mostly body related… Therefore, I want to recommend you a series of articles published under title This Cyborg Life on Gizmodo, the Gadget Guide… They were published during last week…Aimee MullinsIt features some intriguing topics on future of our more or less human bodies ...
  3 weeks ago

• This Cyborg Life Gets Unplugged [This Cyborg Life]

  
  Gizmodo — Authority: 886
  With Monday here, its time to wrap up last weeks theme This Cyborg Life , a look into the future of the machine called Man. Yes, that means saying goodbye to Aimee Mullins . She was with us for three essays, all of which dealt with issues of prostheses from unexpected perspectives, that few of us will soon forget. ...
  3 weeks ago

• Normal Was Never Cool: Inception of Perception [Aimee Mullins]

  
  F-Default — Authority: 467
              Last year I met a beautiful five-year-old child, who had been born with neurofibramatosis (NF), causing her left leg to have extremely brittle bones. Read more here: Normal Was Never Cool: Inception of Perception [Aimee Mullins]
  3 weeks ago

• Normal Was Never Cool: Inception of Perception [Aimee Mullins]

  
  Gizmodo — Authority: 886
  Last year I met a beautiful five-year-old child, who had been born with neurofibramatosis (NF), causing her left leg to have extremely brittle bones. For nearly the first year of her life, her...
  3 weeks ago

• Normal Was Never Cool: Inception of Perception [Aimee Mullins]

  
  RSS fabriek — Authority: 159
  Last year I met a beautiful five-year-old child, who had been born with neurofibramatosis (NF), causing her left leg to have extremely brittle bones. For nearly the first year of her life, her parents and doctors were unaware of the NF, and the brittleness had contributed to multiple bone fractures of the lower leg, ...
  3 weeks ago

• Racing on Carbon Fiber Legs: How Abled Should We Be? [Aimee Mullins]

  
  Gizmodo — Authority: 886
  One Olympic swimmer has a D-cup breast size. From a physiological standpoint, shes at a disadvantage to a swimmer whos an A-cup. If she amputated her breasts to become more streamlined, would we...
  4 weeks ago

• Is Choosing a Prosthesis So Different than Picking a Pair of Glasses? [Aimee Mullins]

  
  F-Default — Authority: 467
            I think technology has evolved enough to let us be earnest about the fact that a consumer of a prosthetic is the same consumer buying an iPod or glasses or a couch for their house. You want options Read more: Is Choosing a Prosthesis So Different than Picking a Pair of Glasses? [Aimee Mullins]
  4 weeks ago

• Is Choosing a Prosthesis So Different than Picking a Pair of Glasses? [Aimee Mullins]

  
  Gizmodo — Authority: 886
  I think technology has evolved enough to let us be earnest about the fact that a consumer of a prosthetic is the same consumer buying an iPod or glasses or a couch for their house. You want options....
  4 weeks ago

• Freedom Leg Looks About 1,000,000x Better than Crutches [This Cyborg Life]

  
  F-Default — Authority: 467
      Crutches. In a thousand years, their design hasn’t fundamentally changed More here: Freedom Leg Looks About 1,000,000x Better than Crutches [This Cyborg Life]
  4 weeks ago

• Freedom Leg Looks About 1,000,000x Better than Crutches [This Cyborg Life]

  
  Gizmodo — Authority: 886
  Crutches. In a thousand years, their design hasnt fundamentally changed. And for something as minor as a sprained ankle or broken foot, the Freedom Leg looks like a welcome alternative. A light,...
  4 weeks ago

• Freedom Leg Looks About 1,000,000x Better than Crutches [This Cyborg Life]

  
  RSS fabriek — Authority: 159
  Crutches. In a thousand years, their design hasn’t fundamentally changed. And for something as minor as a sprained ankle or broken foot, the Freedom Leg looks like a welcome alternative. A light, 2.5lb exoskeleton, the Freedom Leg moves all of your body weight from your injured foot to the prosthesis frame ...
  4 weeks ago

• Comparison of biofilm formation on new Phonax and Provox 2 voice prostheses – A pilot study

  
  COMD News — Authority: 156
  Conclusions. Polyurethane material for voice prostheses seems to reduce biofilm stability and infiltrative processes. © 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Head Neck, 2009 from Head and Neck
  5 weeks ago

• Hip and Knee Prostheses

  
  The Back Report — Authority: 133
  A prosthesis is an artificial replacement of or substitute for a part of the body. Prostheses may be removable or may be permanently implanted. A prosthesis is used for functional or cosmetic reasons or in many cases, a prostheses is used for both. Hip and knee prostheses are permanently implanted to replace a hip or ...
  5 weeks ago

• Novelties: Plugging Into the Eye, With a New Design

  
  NYT > Theater — Authority: 905
  A model of an eye with a newly designed implant from a Boston group of researchers. The tips of the implants electrodes, which help replace the work of diseased rods and cones, slide into a snug berth just below the retina.
  6 weeks ago

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