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Paralyzed man walks via thought-controlled implants
A paralyzed man has regained the ability to walk smoothly using only his thoughts for the first time, researchers said on May 24, thanks to two implants that restored communication between brain and spinal cord.
The patient Gert-Jan, who did not want to reveal his surname, said the breakthrough had given him "a freedom that I did not have" before.
Webb telescope finds CO2 for first time in exoplanet atmosphere
The months-old James Webb Space Telescope has added another major scientific discovery to its growing list: Detecting for the first time signs of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere of a planet outside our solar system.
No radioactivity in Greece from recent Chernobyl forrest blaze
No change has been observed in the levels of radioactivity in Greece's atmosphere as a result of a recent forrest fire in Chernobyl that caused radiation to spike in the area, Greece's Atomic Energy Commission (EEAE) said on Thursday.
Greeks extremely wary of radiation, country's first-ever survey finds
Most Greeks (64 percent) believe that there is not enough transparency in the handling of issues related to radiation safety by the country's authorities, the first national survey by the country's Atomic Energy Commission (EEAE) has found.
The World’s only metallic hydrogen sample has disappeared!
Scientists achieved the “holy grail of high-pressure physics” last month, when physicists from Harvard University claimed they’d successfully turned hydrogen into a metal – something researchers had been struggling to achieve for more than 80 years.