I had the honor of knowing Bill Dobelle for more than 25 years. With his ever-present bowtie, he was enamored with bringing sight to the blind (which number about 15 million people around the world). I am sure if he hadn’t died prematurely at 64, he would have succeeded completely. As it was, he managed to enable those who had lost their sight to recognize shapes, patterns, and colors, using a series of implanted electrodes.
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Our memories ARE mapped to specific neurons
My first kiss. The first time I saw my first-born. When I knew I passed my PhD exam. Those exquisite moments in time. It turns out, I- and you- can relive those moments. Because they are encoded in specific cells in our brain.
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No More Needle Sticks?
I hate injections. Ever since I was five years old and was “rewarded” with bi-weekly injections (oh, Dr. Isaacson- sorry for that black eye)- that continued for nearly a decade.
Intersections
Do you remember the George Carlin routines about cars and driving? One of my favorites…
George to his passenger: “Do you want to see how my brother drives?” (this after a series of escapades with radio tuning knobs- the ones our car radios no longer have…)
Solar Panels on Paper- really! And, more!
Drs. Gleason and Bulovic (ChemE and EE departments of MIT), along with 7 other researchers (ChemE, EE, and Materials Science of MIT) have made a tremendous breakthrough in solar “panels”. Why is “panels” in quotes? These panels can be “printed” on copy paper, tracing paper, tissue, and newsprint. They can even be folded into different shapes. (These results were published in Advanced Materials.)