This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American In normal vision, light falls on the retinas ...

Jim Ashworth-Beaumont is a triathlete and prosthetics clinician who spent years helping others. BBC Tech Now's Shiona McCallum meets him as he becomes the first person in the UK to use a new type of ...

Jade Myers’ experience in Haiti several years ago helping refugees after a devastating earthquake left an impression that is inspiring her work today as a researcher in prosthetics and accessibility.

The Paralympic Games bring to the forefront the role of technology in facilitating access to professional sports for people with amputations. Images of athletes using so-called running blades make us ...

In a photoshoot Kelly Knox—a British model and disability-rights advocate—poses with a prosthetic limb unlike any other. Ms Knox was born with her left arm missing from the elbow down. From the point ...

Researchers at the University of Colorado Anschutz have identified a critical gap in how post-amputation pain is evaluated and treated. The study shows that pain after lower limb amputation is not a ...

Conversation log with AI from September 2026📖Approx. 8000 characters📗ChatGPT-Luna-🕊️[Tori]The technology for prosthetic arms and legs is really advancing, isn't it? That's a source of ...

A K level, or the Amputee Mobility Predictor, is a classification system that evaluates how well an individual can use a prosthetic device. Medicare first established this system in 1995 to better ...

As amazing as the human body is, it’s unfortunately not as amazing as e.g. axolotl bodies are, in the sense that they can regrow entire limbs and more. This has left us humans with the necessity to ...

The Amputee Mobility Predictor is a classification system created to assess how well someone may rehabilitate while using a prosthetic device. These classifications may also be referred to as K levels ...