Author: ABC TELEVISION Publisher: INFORMIT File size: 39.2MB/63MB File type: wmv Reinventing the Body - Introduction: This week host James O'Loghlin and The New Inventors panellists take a look at the breakthroughs that will extend the way we use our bodies and brains in the future Reinventing the Body - Epoc Headset: Nam Do presents his invention - a headset that allows the brain's electrical activity to control devices in the physical world - in it's current guise it is being used as a gaming controller but it is capable of much more. Reinventing the Body - Foam Bone: Professor Peter Hodson and Doctor Cui'e Wen present their work - using nano technology to create synthetic implant materials. Reinventing the Body - Driver Assist Technology: A team of four that are developing ways of using technology to assist drivers in performing better and with more safety on the roads. Reinventing the Body - DNA, the silent witness: Angela van Daal introduces the DNA Identikit - a way of predicting some physical outcomes determined by DNA found at a crime scene to assist Police in establishing the perpetrator. Reinventing the Body - Microvalve: Professor Derek Abbott introduces the Microvalve - technology that allows the control of a man's fertility without the, surgery, pain or irreversibility of the feared vasectomy Reinventing the Body - Conclusion: In conclusion the panel & presenter discuss what sort of inventions & modifications they would like to see for the human body in the future.
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