Kolkata born IITian invents an injectable chip that can treat diseases without surgery: Who is MIT researcher Deblina SarkarKolkata born scientist Deblina Sarkar has developed a breakthrough brain treatment platform called Circulatronics. The technology uses micr...
19 Nov, 2025, 03.16 PM IST
40-yr-old paralysed Dutch man gets back on his feet with the help of electronic implantsAfter a motorbike accident 12 years ago, the Gert-Jan-Oskam resigned himself to a life of paralysis.
26 May, 2023, 02.14 PM IST
Revolutionary brain implants enable paralyzed man to regain ability to walkA groundbreaking achievement has occurred as a paralyzed individual, Gert-Jan Oskam from the Netherlands, has experienced the ability to wa...
25 May, 2023, 01.34 AM IST
That's handy! Tesla driver implants chip in his hand as car keyBrandon Dalaly, the owner of a Tesla vehicle, had got a chip implanted into his right hand, which would allow him to unlock his vehicle - w...
22 Aug, 2022, 02.48 PM IST
Elon Musk wants YOU to build a brain-computer interfaceMusk, a founder of both the electric car company Tesla Motors and the private space-exploration firm SpaceX, has become an outspoken doomsa...
29 Aug, 2020, 10.42 AM IST
Musk's Neuralink venture unveils pig with computer chip in brainNeuralink aims to implant wireless brain-computer interfaces that include thousands of electrodes in the most complex human organ to help c...
29 Aug, 2020, 10.14 AM IST
IIT Delhi files 20% more intellectual property rights in 2019IIT Delhi has filed 150 IPs in 2019 - a 20% increase over 2018 figures. Also, compared to last year, we have seen a four-fold increase in r...
27 Dec, 2019, 12.51 PM IST
- IIT Kharagpur to develop coin-sized biological chips for medical treatment
Kharagpur, Aug 2 (IANS) IIT Kharagpur has set up India's pioneering Bioelectronics Innovation Laboratory to develop futuristic battery-free...
02 Aug, 2018, 11.14 PM IST
- Indian scientists recycle fish bio-waste into green energy (Lead, Superseding earlier story)
Kolkata, Sep 12 (IANS) A team of researchers at Jadavpur University here has developed a biodegradable energy harvester - from raw fish sca...
12 Sep, 2016, 06.20 PM IST
- Indian scientists recycle fish bio-waste into green energy
Kolkata, Sep 12 (IANS) A team of researchers at Jadavpur University here has developed a biodegradable energy harvester from raw fish scale...
12 Sep, 2016, 05.47 PM IST
Cellulose nanogenerators may power medical implantsSince cellulose is non-toxic, the researchers said the device could potentially be implanted in the body and harvest its internal stretches...
16 Feb, 2016, 01.40 PM IST
A chip in brain to help paraplegics move prostheticsFor a prosthetic patient, the neural implant is connected to a computer that decodes the brain signals so the artificial limb can move.
13 Feb, 2016, 10.26 AM IST
Electronic circuits implanted inside plants to distribute water and nutrients in the plantScientists have developed an 'electronic' rose by implanting circuits inside the vascular system used to distribute water and nutrients in ...
22 Nov, 2015, 01.02 PM IST
Cancer patient receives 3D printed ribs in world first surgeryIn a world-first surgery of its kind, a Spanish cancer patient has successfully received a 3D printed titanium sternum and rib implant.
11 Sep, 2015, 03.44 PM IST
Modi government committed for welfare of differently-abled: Thaawar Chand GehlotThe ministry has decided to set up five sports complexes for the differently-abled people in five zones of the country- one each in East, W...
14 Feb, 2015, 07.58 PM IST
Soon, 'wi-fi' drug delivery via electronic implantsAn electronic implant that can eliminate bacterial infection by delivering heat to infected tissue when triggered by a remote wireless sign...
25 Nov, 2014, 04.47 PM IST
Electronic neck cuff could keep BP in checkUniversity of Freiburg is developing an implantable electronic cuff, that may one day control peoples’ blood pressure via electrical pulses...
22 May, 2014, 02.07 PM IST