Bionics News

Bionics expert to speak at IPFW engineering dinner (WTHR Indianapolis)
An expert on bionic medicine will be the guest speaker at a banquet at Indiana University-Purdue University-Fort Wayne later this month.

Upper Limb Expert Randall Alley and His Bionic Hand Patient Featured in Syndicated Television Program, ‘The Doctors’ (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)
Prosthetist Randall Alley and his inspirational upper limb patient wearing the world's first commercially available multi-articulating bionic hand, are guests on the Doctors TV show episode March 11th, "Futuristic Medicine That Can Change Your Life."

2010 Hilliard State of the City address (This Week Hilliard)
Hilliard Mayor Don Schonhardt gave the following State of the City address on Tuesday, March 9:

Weitz & Luxenberg Files Lawsuits against Dupont and Royle for Ignoring Toxic Legacy in Pompton Lakes, New Jersey (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
NEW YORK----Weitz & Luxenberg P.C. has begun filing complaints today against E.I. DuPont and Royle Systems Group, on behalf of over 350 residents of Pompton Lakes, New Jersey. This legal action is prompted by the defendants’ decision to allow a plume of hazardous chemicals emanating from DuPont’s Pompton Lakes Works explosives factory and from Royle’s manufacturing facility adjacent to the ...

Most Intriguing Women of SciFi TV (BellaOnline)
Science fiction television has spawned some of the strongest women on TV. Here, we look back at some of the genre's best heroines.

The BlueEFFICIENCY Display At Mercedes Benz World (carpages)
An enlightening new exhibition on the green future of the motor car has been opened at Mercedes Benz World, Weybridge, Surrey.

BeBionic hand easy on eggs, tough on Coke cans (CNET)
The prosthetic hand plays Jenga and the keyboard, and comes with Power Grip skills. But can it wield a light saber as in "The Empire Strikes Back"?

Modern uses of Sudbury's nickel (The Sudbury Star)
Sudburians undoubtedly live in one of the most prominent mining communities in the world. Historically, no other region has produced as much nickel from its mines as Sudbury.[...]

Blueefficiency Exhibition Points Way To Cleaner Automotive Future (The Auto Channel)
MILTON KEYNES, UNITED KINGDOM – February 26, 2010: An enlightening new exhibition on the green future of the motor car has been opened at Mercedes-Benz World, Weybridge, Surrey.

Nanotech May Tap Into Your Mind (Discovery Channel)
New sensors built using nanotechnology could read and write information directly into the brain.