The Alternative Limb Project gives people who have...  ...he Alternative Limb Project gives people who have prosthetic limbs the chance to stand out uniquely. Paralympian and...  ...stic-looking snake coiled around it. Other unique limbs include a floral-patterned leg and a leg that app...

An industrial designer and an orthopedic surge...  ...designer and an orthopedic surgeon realized that prosthetic legs don't have to be dull, ordinary and plastic....  ...and produces fairings that fit over pre-existing prosthetic legs. They're modular, so owners can swap out fai...

Jaco van Gass, a British soldier from South Africa...  ...He plans to climb Mount Everest, making use of a prosthetic arm that he helped design himself: He said: "I...  ...p with the idea to attach an ice axe to one of my prosthetics , so I kind of challenged the guys at Headley Cour...  ...then welded and bo...

(Photo from jaipurfoot.org) The Jaipur Limb wa...  ...m live more independent and productive lives. The prosthetic resembles a real limb,  requires very little tra...

Every year, prosthetic options for amputees get better. One recent impr...  ...anical Engineering. Compared with conventional prosthetic feet, the new prototype device significantly cuts...  ...percent more energy they used in the conventional prosthetic foot, Kuo says....

Computer security expert Tadayoshi Kohno says...  ...ogy that has a neural interface, such as advanced prosthetic limbs , may make the brain accessible to hackers in the...  ...heir own neural device. Unlike devices to control prosthetic limbs , which still use wires, many deep brain stimulato...