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Posted by PLOS_ONE_Group on 15 Jun 2012 at 23:40 GMT
The following articles represent some of the media coverage that has occurred for this paper:
Publication: io9
Title: “Brain Implants Powered by Spinal Fluid: Another Huge Step Towards Our Cyborg Future”
http://io9.com/5918672/br...
Publication: Zee News India
Title: “Fuel cells developed that may help paralysed move”
http://zeenews.india.com/...
Publication: KurzweilAI
Title: “New energy source for future medical implants: brain glucose | KurzweilAI”
http://www.kurzweilai.net...
Publication: ZME Science
Title: “Brain glucose might power the future's tiny medical implants”
http://www.zmescience.com...
Publication: Engadget
Title: “MIT engineers develop glucose-based fuel cell to be used in neural implants -- Engadget”
http://www.engadget.com/2...
Publication: CrazyEngineers
Title: “MIT’s Fuel Cell Makes Brain Implants Better By Using Glucose To Derive Power | CrazyEngineers”
http://www.crazyengineers...
Publication: The Verge
Title: “Researchers turn to spinal fluid to power human brain implants | The Verge”
http://www.theverge.com/2...
Publication: Mobiledia
Title: “How Brain Implants Help Amputees Walk Again - Mobiledia”
http://www.mobiledia.com/...
Publication: Gizmodo
Title: “Sugar-Powered Fuel Cells Could Recharge Inside Your Body”
http://gizmodo.com/591841...
Publication: SmartPlanet
Title: “A sugar fuel cell to power prosthetics | SmartPlanet”
http://www.smartplanet.co...
Publication: Medical Daily
Title: “Sugar-Powered Fuel Cell That Recharges In Your Body May One Day Help Paralyzed Patients Move - Medical Daily”
http://www.medicaldaily.c...
Publication: Med Gadget
Title: “MIT Fuel Cell Uses Sugar to Power Neural Implants”
http://medgadget.com/2012...
Publication: Metro Weekly Technocrat
Title: “MIT's sugar-powered fuel cell to be used in medical implants, helps justify that second dessert - Technocrat”
http://www.metroweekly.co...
Publication: Platinum Today
Title: “Platinum today: Platinum-coated fuel cell to power neural prosthetics”
http://www.platinum.matth...
Publication: ScienceNOW
Title: “Fuel Cell Runs on Brain Power - ScienceNOW”
http://news.sciencemag.or...
Publication: Future of Tech on msnbc.com
Title: “Future brain implants could run on brain fuel - Future of Tech on msnbc.com”
http://www.futureoftech.m...
Publication: PC Mag
Title: “MIT Creates Glucose Fuel Cell for Brain-to-Computer Inferfaces | News & Opinion | PCMag.com”
http://www.pcmag.com/arti...
Publication: Innovation News Daily
Title: “Cyborg Fuel Cell Powered by Brain Fluids | Human Cyborg Implants | Innovationnewsdaily.com”
http://www.innovationnews...
Publication: PC World
Title: “MIT Develops a Fuel Cell Implant That Runs on Sugar, Turns Carbs Into Electricity | PCWorld”
http://www.pcworld.com/ar...
Publication: MIT News
Title: “New energy source for future medical implants: sugar - MIT News Office”
http://www.mit.edu/newsof...
Publication: Oman Observer
Title: “Fuel cell to help paralysed | Oman Observer”
http://main.omanobserver....
Publication: Popular Science
Title: “Glucose-Powered Fuel Cell Could Use Your Body's Resources to Drive Neural Prosthetics | Popular Science”
http://www.popsci.com/tec...
Publication: MIT News
Title: “New energy source for future medical implants: sugar - MIT News Office”
http://web.mit.edu/newsof...
Publication: Live Science
Title: “Cyborg Fuel Cell Powered by Brain Fluids | Human Cyborg Implants | LiveScience”
http://www.livescience.co...
Publication: Extreme Tech
Title: “MIT creates glucose fuel cell to power implanted brain-computer interfaces | ExtremeTech”
http://www.extremetech.co...
Publication: Fuel Cell Today
Title: “MIT Developing Glucose Fuel Cell for ‘Implantable Brain–Machine Interfaces’”
http://www.fuelcelltoday....
Publication: IEEE Spectrum
Title: “Prosthetics of the Future: Driven by Thoughts, Powered by Bodily Fluids - IEEE Spectrum”
http://spectrum.ieee.org/...
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