Spinal injuries need not cause paralysis anymore with this electronic spine installed. It already works on rats and is being rushed through human trials to cure paralyzed people soon: R. Colin Johnson @NextGenLog and EE Times
Biocompanitble implant has a silicon substrate that is covered with cracked gold electric conducting tracks that can be pulled and stretched without damage.
Cognitive computers—cognizers—aim to instill human-like intelligence into our smartphones, tablets and other electronic devices using microchips that emulate the human brain. Dubbed the “Future of Computing” by the NYTimes, one of the “Best Innovation Moments of 2011” by the Washington Post and one of “10 World Changing Ideas” in a Scientific American cover story “A Computer Chip that Thinks” this book reveals how neuroscience and computer science are merging in a new era of intelligent machines light-years beyond Apple's Siri, IBM's Watson.