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credits:factidiot instagram Scientists have developed a retinal implant that can restore lost vision in rats, and are planning to trial the procedure in humans later this year. The implant, which converts light into an electrical signal that stimulates retinal neurons, could give hope to millions who experience retinal degeneration – including  retinitis pigmentosa  – in which photoreceptor cells in the eye begin to break down, leading to blindness.
 The retina is located at the back of the eye, and is made up of millions of these  light-sensitive photoreceptors . But mutations in any one of the 240 identified genes can lead to  retinal degeneration , where these photoreceptor cells die off, even while the retinal neurons around them are unaffected. Because the retinal nerves remain intact and functional, previous research has looked at treating retinitis pigmentosa with  bionic eye devices  that stimulate the neurons with lights, while other scientists hav...

credits:factidiot instagram Scientists have developed a retinal implant that can restore lost vision in rats, and are planning to trial the procedure in humans later this year. The implant, which converts light into an electrical signal that stimulates retinal neurons, could give hope to millions who experience retinal degeneration – including  retinitis pigmentosa  – in which photoreceptor cells in the eye begin to break down, leading to blindness.
 The retina is located at the back of the eye, and is made up of millions of these  light-sensitive photoreceptors . But mutations in any one of the 240 identified genes can lead to  retinal degeneration , where these photoreceptor cells die off, even while the retinal neurons around them are unaffected. Because the retinal nerves remain intact and functional, previous research has looked at treating retinitis pigmentosa with  bionic eye devices  that stimulate the neurons with lights, while other ...

Unlike classical particles, quantum particles can travel in a quantum superposition of different directions. Mile Gu, together with researchers from Griffith harnessed this phenomena to design quantum devices that can generate a quantum superposition of all possible futures. Credit: NTU, Singapore. In the 2018 movie  Avengers: Infinity War , a scene featured Dr. Strange looking into 14 million possible futures to search for a single timeline in which the heroes would be victorious. Perhaps he would have had an easier time with help from a quantum computer. A team of researchers from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) and Griffith University in Australia have constructed a prototype quantum device that can generate all possible futures in a simultaneous quantum superposition. "When we think about the future, we are confronted by a vast array of possibilities," explains Assistant Professor Mile Gu of NTU Singapore, who led development of the  quantum ...

Unlike classical particles, quantum particles can travel in a quantum superposition of different directions. Mile Gu, together with researchers from Griffith harnessed this phenomena to design quantum devices that can generate a quantum superposition of all possible futures. Credit: NTU, Singapore. In the 2018 movie  Avengers: Infinity War , a scene featured Dr. Strange looking into 14 million possible futures to search for a single timeline in which the heroes would be victorious. Perhaps he would have had an easier time with help from a quantum computer. A team of researchers from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) and Griffith University in Australia have constructed a prototype quantum device that can generate all possible futures in a simultaneous quantum superposition. "When we think about the future, we are confronted by a vast array of possibilities," explains Assistant Professor Mile Gu of NTU Singapore, who led development of the  qua...