Random Thoughts by Paul Brun

Frosted cobweb at neighbours property

The day after I put up the lights, it was a frosty morning and just before I left for the day, I noticed this cob-web on the neighbours property. The weight of the frost likely weighted the web down a bit, but this is the first time I got a chance to see this in person….hope you enjoy the pictures.

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Scientists in Italy say amputee controlled robotic hand connected to nerves, felt sensation

This is amazing news as this will give home to many amputee’s moving forward, please read on….

Provided by: The Canadian Press
Written by: THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

ROME – A group of European scientists say they have successfully connected a robotic hand to a man who had lost an arm, allowing him to feel sensations in the artificial hand and control it with his thoughts.

The experiment lasted a month. Scientists say it was the first time an amputee has been able to make complex movements using his mind to control a biomechanic hand connected to his nervous system.

The Italian-led team said at a news conference Wednesday in Rome that last year they implanted electrodes into the arm of the patient, who had lost his left hand and forearm in a car accident.

The electrodes were removed after a month, during which the man learned to wiggle the robotic fingers and make other movements.