MatthiasK
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Another possible cause for this phenomenon could be electrostatic attraction : spider webs are negatively charged and react to the close presence of positively charged like insects*, or fingers in this case. This hypothesis could be tested in the absence of wind by reaching to the web with sequentially an implanted finger,…
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If this technique pans out, the possibility to selectively stimulate deep regions of the brain could lead to one interesting application : a non-invasive enhancement of the sense of smell (or hypersomia) This idea is based on a text by the neurologist Oliver Sacks, "The Dog beneath the Skin", where he recounts a personal…
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For the HELEDD's display function, perhaps one could employ a recently-demonstrated stretchable and biocompatible LED substrate : http://io9.com/5667125/new-ultra+flexible-waterproof-leds-can-be-implanted-under-your-skin http://www.nature.com/nmat/journal/v9/n11/full/nmat2879.html
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I hope that you'll forgive me this episode of thread necromancy, but I found several interesting scientific articles relative to gene-based retinal modifications.* Recombinant adeno-associated virus targets passenger gene expression to cones in primate retina (full text PDF available) Using a cone-specific enhancer aboard…
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I've heard some time ago of stretchable electric/data cables apparently made of a spiral wire surrounded by a braid of spandex. They have the same elasticity as the skin, minimizing the risk of rupture at the body/wire interface in case of implantation, but I'm not sure that spandex can be easily bio-proofed. Roboden -…
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Thanks! It occurred to me that using an opsin with an activation wavelength lying inside the minimum absorbance domain of the dermis (either IR/red or UV) could render the skin weakly photosensitive via the activation of the underlying nerves. Said activation wavelength lies between 450 (blue) and 600nm (red) and some…