Interesting Engineering

China clears world’s first commercial brain implant to restore hand movement in paralysis

China approves world's first commercial brain-computer interface device to restore hand movement in paralysis patients.
Scientific American

China just approved its first brain implant for commercial use, a world first

Neuracle Technologies’ invasive brain-computer interface has been given the greenlight in China for people with partial spinal cord injuries ...
IEEE

Brain-Controlled Wheeled Mobile Robots: A Framework Combining Probabilistic Brain-Computer Interface and Model Predictive Control

Abstract: Brain-controlled systems have experienced significant advancements in overall performance, largely driven by continuous optimization and innovation in electroencephalography (EEG) ...
IEEE

A Wireless Neural Signal Acquisition System for Interventional Brain–Computer Interface

Abstract: Abstract—Interventional brain–computer interfaces represent a promising approach for neural signal acquisition by placing electrodes within cerebral blood vessels, offering superior signal ...
New Scientist

Human brain cells on a chip learned to play Doom in a week

A clump of human brain cells can play the classic computer game Doom. While its performance is not up to par with humans, experts say it brings biological computers a step closer to useful real-world ...
STAT

Brain implants: What’s standing in the way of pivotal trials, FDA approval

O. Rose Broderick reports on the health policies and technologies that govern people with disabilities’ lives. Before coming to STAT, she worked at WNYC’s Radiolab and Scientific American, and her ...
TechCrunch

China’s brain-computer interface industry is racing ahead

While Elon Musk’s Neuralink likes to say it’s “pioneering” brain-computer interfaces (BCIs), China’s BCI industry is already quietly moving from research to scale. A new wave of startups is racing to ...
GitHub

Flash Attention with Sink — GPT-OSS 20B Attention Implementation

flash-attention-with-sink implements an attention variant used in GPT-OSS 20B that integrates a "sink" step into FlashAttention. This repo focuses on the forward path and provides an experimental ...
Frontiers

Editorial: Brain-Computer Interfaces (BCIs) for daily activities: innovations in EEG signal analysis and machine learning approaches

Brain-Computer Interfaces (BCIs) are redefining how humans interact with machines by enabling the direct translation of neural activity into meaningful control outputs. By leveraging advances in ...
World Politics Review

China Enters the Race for Brain-Computer Interfaces

A student at the robotic department of The University of Texas Austin shows a mind controlled fingers exoskeleton at ITU’s AI for Good Global Summit in Geneva, Switzerland, May 31, 2024 (Keystone ...
Popular Mechanics

This Chinese Computer Can Read Your Mind—No Implant Required

Scientists already know about the therapeutic uses for focused ultrasound, especially for certain neurological disease like Parkinson’s. Now, AI companies are forming or investing in start-ups that ...