Mixing some good news with the constant stream of bad, comes a recent breakthrough in medical technology. Interesting Engineering magazine's article " China’s scientists use tellurium to restore vision in mice, let monkeys see infrared" tells the story. Researchers at Fudan University of Shanghai have used the rare element Tellurium to create an artificial retina. After implanting the device into blind mice, the mice regained vision. Tellurium was used because it has the unusual property of creating electrical signals in response to stimulation by light. Since the tellurium also responds to infrared light, the artificial retina allows its recipient to 'see' infrared signals too. Of course, this is brand new technology and will take some time to reach human use; it is a breakthrough.
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