Sunday, October 18, 2009

Material sciences at its best...............

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8313037.stm

A team of scientists from Italy and Sweden has developed what is believed to be the first artificial hand that has feeling.

It has been attached to the arm of a 22-year-old man who lost his own hand through cancer.

Researchers say it works by connecting human nerve endings with tiny electronic sensors.

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