Ultrathin Silk-Based Brain Implants 98
hatboyzero writes "University of Pennsylvania engineers have designed silk-based electronics that can stick to the surface of the brain, allowing for better brain-computer interfaces. The researchers say the silk-based devices are thin and flexible enough to reach previously inaccessible areas of the brain."
Next steps, please (Score:5, Funny)
Ok. I've got the guy's brain in the silk bag, how do I set up the interface now?
Ahh... (Score:3, Funny)
Reminds me of Beneath a Steel Sky (Score:4, Funny)
Doctor: Ummmm... it is a hole in your head.
Re:AAAIIIEEE ! (Score:4, Funny)
Don't worry, they should have a patch for that next week!
Engineering Fashion Analogies ... (Score:5, Funny)
Engineers have now designed silk-based electronics that stick to the surface of the brain, similar to the way a silk dress clings to the hips.
From TFA. Now, what is on those engineers' minds . . . ?
Can someone tell me what the Large Hadron Collider is with a woman's fashion analogy . . . ?
"The Large Hadron Collider is leaking liquid helium again today . . . it's like having a run in your stockings. It has been patched with nail polish."
It gives a whole new meaning to... (Score:4, Funny)
Disappointing (Score:3, Funny)
I wanted one that I could click my fingers to open
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Long_Game [wikipedia.org]
Re:Next steps, please (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Next steps, please (Score:5, Funny)
I don't know if it's the case, but I think at some point in the past, some people decided to stop using "Funny" because the combination of a "+1 Funny" with a "-1 Overrated" ended up being a -1 on karma, which could make a single unevenly popular joke empty any amount of karma.
Freudian slip... (Score:3, Funny)
I read that as 'Ultrathin Silk-Based Breast Implants'...
oops.. oh well, shows what goes on in my head...
Made in... (Score:3, Funny)
Worms (Score:3, Funny)