This chip beams images onto the brain to help the blind see again

“Circumventing your eyes entirely, this chip beams images from the world onto the brain to help restore sight

A team of university engineers has turned to science and electronics to help restore sight and hearing. Instead of building bionic eyes or digital cochleas, a team at Rice University has built a flat microscope – dubbed FlatScope – that sits on the brain, beaming the world around you directly into your mind…”

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http://www.impactlab.net/2017/07/22/this-chip-beams-images-onto-the-brain-to-help-the-blind-see-again/