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Pbs Teachers: Scientific American: Superhumans & Bionics: Electronic Eyes

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Investigate scientists' use of models to understand more about an object, concept or relationship. Explore the difference between a healthy eye and an eye affected by macular degeneration by building two models.
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Vision Technology for the Totally Blind

For Students 9th - 10th
An interesting application of wearable computing that is helping blind people "see". vOICe technology uses synthetic (bionic) vision through auditory video representations, combined with current brain implant and retinal implant...
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Pbs: Scientific American Frontiers: Searching for a Substitute

For Students 9th - 10th
This article on the history and development of the artificial heart examines past attempts at artificial heart transplant and looks at future research and development.