Prosthetic

Thousands of years from now, when chimps have taken over the earth, they will tell legends about the prosthetic leg their ancestors witnessed, maybe they’ll even start a religion. I know we’ve already got another Planet of the Apes film on the way, but hear me out, because this video posted to TikTok looks like something from one of those films. Maybe we’re about to witness a Planet of the Apes remake IRL, but instead of shooting guns and riding horses they’ve become cyborg apes with prosthetic arms and legs — we could…

Restoring natural sensory feedback results in functional and cognitive benefits for leg prosthesis users. Credit: Pietro ComaschiA few years ago, a team of researchers working under Professor Stanisa Raspopovic at the ETH Zurich Neuroengineering Lab gained worldwide attention when they announced that their prosthetic legs had enabled amputees to feel sensations from this artificial body part for the first time. Unlike commercial leg prostheses, which simply provide amputees with stability and support, the ETH researchers’…

“This is one of those things I don’t think many people will get to do,” the star told the crowd on Tuesday The last time the unexpected happened at a PinkPantheress gig, a man appeared to stage crash her Camp Flog Gnaw set in November with a riverdancing stint. On Tuesday, the “Boy’s a Liar” singer added another first to her list, this time by signing a fan’s prosthetic leg while onstage. During her show at at Dublin’s 3Olympia Theatre on Tuesday, someone from the crowd handed the singer a…

Neuroscientists have 'hacked' the brain's memory pathways with a new prosthetic system that could help improve the recollection of specific memories.The deep brain technology can't remind you whether you've turned off the oven just yet, but research led by Wake Forest University (WFU) and the University of Southern California (USC) has now shown it can sometimes help people recall particular images with greater ease.Electrical and magnetic brain stimulation have recently emerged as promising new ways to give overall…

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeTake one real-life story, ideally about an important person from the past. Hopefully their tale is set during a war, or a time of general strife, so there are plenty of obstacles that can be overcome to the sound of swelling orchestral music. Cast an actor who’s much better looking than the real important person, so that they can spend hours in the make-up chair during the film shoot,…

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeBradley Cooper has finally weighed in on the controversy he’s courted for wearing a prosthetic nose to portray American conductor Leonard Bernstein in the new biopic, Maestro. Following the film’s first trailer release in August, the 48-year-old Silver Linings Playbook star faced criticism for using a fake nose “to amplify his resemblance” to the late Jewish conductor.During a Tuesday…

Bradley Cooper has weighed in on controversy surrounding the use of a prosthetic nose in the film Maestro, in which he portrays the legendary conductor Leonard Bernstein.After initial photos and a teaser for the film were released in August, some critics decried Cooper’s decision to don a prosthetic nose to star as Bernstein, who was Jewish. Daniel Fienberg, the Hollywood Reporter’s chief TV critic, called it “problematic” and described the film as “ethnic cosplay”. Others called the decision antisemitic, or used the…

Bradley Cooper defended and explained the decision to wear a prosthetic nose while portraying Leonard Bernstein in his new film about the composer and conductor, Maestro. The critiques about the prosthetic nose quickly followed the release of the Maestro trailer in August, with some arguing the prosthetic actually detracted from Cooper’s resemblance to Bernstein, while others argued it bordered on antisemitic caricature (Cooper is not Jewish, while Bernstein was). When asked about the backlash on CBS Mornings,…

Did you come across an errant leg at Pusha-T’s most recent concert? If so, the rapper wants to hear from you.A day after Pusha performed at The Pageant in St. Louis, a fan took to Twitter claiming he lost his prosthesis during the event, but generally had a good time.“I lost my prosthetic leg at your STL show,” user @endeylive wrote. “Still had fun tho.”The 45-year-old rapper caught wind of the post, and called on fans for help.“We gotta find that, man…,” Pusha responded. “If you were at the STL show and know where my…

Esper BionicsIf you wear glasses, you may have realized your visual deficit can also be an unexpected style boon. Thanks to a company combining wearable robotics with stunning (and newly award-winning) design, the same is becoming true for prosthetics.Esper Bionics, a New York-based startup that develops human enhancement devices, was recently given a Red Dot Award: Best of the Best 2022 for setting new standards in the design industry. The company makes an AI-powered prosthesis that is highly dexterous, remarkably…