Garnet Hertz has implanted a miniature webserver in the body of a frog specimen, which is suspended in a clear glass container of mineral oil, an inert liquid that does not conduct electricity. The frog is viewable on the Internet, and on the computer monitor across the room, through a webcam placed on the wall of the gallery. picked by AutumnLotus 11 months ago

When Martin Jones met his wife four years ago, he never imagined that one day he would get to see what she looked like. The 42-year-old builder was left blind after an accident at work more than a decade ago.

But a remarkable operation - which implants part of his tooth in his eye - has now pierced his world of darkness. With details on the procedure mentioned here picked by suebe 5 months ago

It looks like a blood blister to me (i.e., OUCH) but the article is pretty cool. Could save you from being electrocuted, among other things. picked by julea 3 years ago

The man with an RFID tag implanted in his arm talks about controlling his world through software picked by extc68 2 years ago

It is supposed to the happiest news a couple can get, especially a couple who have difficulty conceiving and carrying babies. The in vitro fertilization procedure had been a success: Carolyn Savage was pregnant. picked by nateebiinature 2 months ago

CityWatcher.com, a Cincinnati video surveillance company, has required employees who work in its secure data center to have a microchip implanted in an arm. picked by Dangerman 2 years ago

Scientists are developing an electronic "sex chip" that can be implanted into the brain to stimulate pleasure. picked by AutumnLotus 11 months ago

Jim Mielke's wireless blood-fueled display is a true merging of technology and body art. At the recent Greener Gadgets Design Competition, the engineer demonstrated a subcutaneously implanted touch-screen that operates as a cell phone display, with the potential for 3G video calls that are visible just underneath the skin. picked by Sputum 2 years ago

Just how desperate are you to lose weight - desperate enough to have electrodes implanted in your brain? That's the latest approach to tackling obesity now being tested. picked by AutumnLotus 4 months ago

Surgeons have carried out the first operations in Britain using a pioneering “bionic eye” that could in future help to restore the sight of the blind.

Follow up to this picked by coldbladed 2 years ago

A man switches on a tiny wireless chip that has been surgically implanted behind his ear, which then synchs up with the Web wherever he is in the world. An article that presents some interesting predictions of what the Internet will be like in the future. picked by zion 2 years ago

Some animals have been bred in space, but not mammals. Japanese researchers are looking into the possibility, and doing experiments with mice on earth that mimic lower gravity space conditions.

There were some baby mice produced after the embryos were implanted, but not many survived compared to a control group picked by Bingo 3 months ago

Dr. Robert Woo, of Auburn, temporarily implanted fake boar tusks in his employee's mouth while she was under anesthesia and took photos that later made the rounds. The employee, Tina Alberts, felt humiliated and quit, later suing her boss. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Many papers allow people to call in and sound off on whatever they found upsetting, to point out errors, or just to vent. Sometimes you have the grammar police calling in (to complain that "the literacy problem is getting worser and worser", sometimes you have those who think that their eyeballs have been secretly implanted with webcams. Here you can listen to actual phone calls. picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

A formerly blind grandmother has regained her sight after surgeons implanted a tooth in her eye. picked by ruthstark 2 months ago

Hanga said the zoo owned several pythons, but they had implanted microchips and all had been accounted for. picked by kxmk 2 years ago

Once implanted in a person's molar, the transducer caused the tooth to vibrate in response to radio signals. The physical structure of the jaw carried the tooth's vibrations to the inner ear, where the user, and no one else, could perceive them as sound. picked by Bornbad 3 years ago