New Nerve and Muscle Interfaces Aid Wounded Warrior Amputees

June 05, 2013

Since 2000, more than 2,000 service members have suffered amputated limbs. DARPA’s breakthrough research with advanced prosthetic limbs controlled by brain interfaces is well documented, but such research is currently limited to quadriplegics; practical applications of brain interfaces for amputees are still in the future

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Spy Balloon Lifts Veil on China’s ‘Near Space’ Military Program

The little-noticed program that led to a Chinese spy balloon drifting across the United States this month has been discussed in China’s state-controlled media for more than a decade in articles extolling its potential military applications. The reports, dating back to at least 2011, focus on how best to exploit what is known as “near space” — that portion of the atmosphere that is too [ … ]

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