Rebuilding humans using bionics
Further reading
Australasian Science
May 2008, pages 27-30
Noise may be music to bionic ears (by Mark McDonnell and Robert Morse)
Describes methods of enhancing cochlear implants with random noise.
January/February 2003, pages 21-23
Artificial vision for the blind (by Luke Hallum, Guy Tsafnat, Nigel Lovell and Gregg Suaning)
Describes differing approaches to development of a bionic eye.
31 March 2010
Prototype bionic eye unveiled
Announces the release of an Australian prototype bionic eye.
December 2006, pages 30-31
Hearing is believing (by Graeme Clark)
Tells the story of the invention of the bionic ear.
20 September 2006
Bionic arm controlled by thought (by Mira Oberman)
Describes a bionic arm that can feel heat and pressure and is controlled by thought.
4 September 2006
Bionic eye helps patients see the light
Announces successful trials of a prototype bionic eye in Australia.
Nature
12 September 2010
Artificial skins detect the gentlest touch (by Katharine Sanderson)
Describes new research into artificial electronic skins that will eventually be used in prosthetics.
The Helix
April-May 2008, pages 10-13
Bionic humans (by Philippa Rowlands)
Provides a basic overview of bionic technology including bionic organs, limbs, eyes and ears.
15 December 2009
Locked-in man controls speech synthesiser with thought (by Ewen Callaway)
Reports on the use of a brain implant to ‘speak’ through a speech synthesiser.
20 September 2009
Drug-electricity combo makes paralysed rats sprint (by Sanjida O’Connell)
Includes information and video on treatment of paralysed rats that enabled them to regain movement in their legs.
29 August 2009, pages 38-41
Bionic brain chips could overcome paralysis (by Sunny Bains)
Discusses the use of electronic chips in the brain to help paralysed people to move.
7 January 2009, pages 36-39
We have the technology to rebuild ourselves (by Julian Smith)
Explores recent developments in the design of artificial limbs.
4 July 2008
Do we have the technology to build a bionic human? (by Duncan Graham-Rowe)
Reviews current medical bionics technology including tissue regeneration, implants and artificial limbs.
16 February 2007
Better ‘bionic eye’ offers new hope of restored vision (by Gaia Vince)
Announces trials of a bionic eye based on a retinal implant.
30 October 2004, page 48
Bionic body (by Rachel Nowak)
Includes a graphical summary of bionic technology for the human body.
Science(Note: subscription required)
8 February 2002, pages 1018-1021
The bionic man: Restoring mobility (by William Craelius)
A more technical article covering development and challenges of bionic limbs.
12 March 2008
Mind over body: New hope for quadriplegics
Reviews the use of the technology that uses brain signals to control computers, artificial limbs and wheelchairs.
13 August 2009
Tasting the light: Device lets the blind ‘see’ with their tongues (by Mandy Kendrick)
Covers the development of a bionic eye that sends digital image information to nerves on the tongue, which then sends the information to the brain.
6 November 2008
Bionic hand recognized as top invention (by Larry Greenemeier)
Briefly describes a bionic hand that is controlled by the remaining limb muscles and has a range of grip types.
19 March 2008
Scientists set sights on an implantable prosthetic for the blind (by Larry Greenemeier)
Describes a potential bionic eye that would use an implant in the brain instead of the eye.
16 August 2007
Mini-telescope implants may save vision damaged by eye disease (by Larry Greenemeier)
Announces the development of a tiny telescope-like device that can be implanted into the eye to stop vision loss due to age-related macular degeneration.
16 July 2006
How deep-brain stimulation works (by Sora Song)
Describes the use of electrodes to control symptoms of Parkinson’s disease.
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Posted May 2010.