Bionics

Claudia Hammond speaks to a researcher in Australia developing a whole new form of vision.

Blind-deaf people are often forced to live in a small and isolated world. But can a new glove open the way for easier communication? Lesley Ogden Evans reports.

By augmenting their bodies to acquire animal-like abilities, some people are trying to sense a world that most humans cannot experience, says Frank Swain

Cyborgs are all around you. Frank Swain asks them about the biggest misconceptions about bionic limbs, microchip implants and beyond.

What is it like to see again after years of blindness? Rose Eveleth asks a woman whose sight was restored with a remarkable new eye implant.

When Marcus Woo’s friend Daniel suffered sudden paralysis, the outlook seemed bleak. But now a pair of bionic legs is getting him back on his feet.

Many amputees feel excruciating ‘phantom’ pain in limbs they no longer own – why? Srinath Perur meets the man treating hundreds of sufferers with an odd trick

If animal organs could be used to save our lives, will it mean we become a bit less human? Frank Swain speculates