When you hear "brain-computer interface," you probably picture surgery, wires and a chip in your head. Now picture something quieter. No implant. No incision. Just sound waves directed at the brain.

While Elon Musk’s Neuralink likes to say it’s “pioneering” brain-computer interfaces (BCIs), China’s BCI industry is already quietly moving from research to scale. A new wave of startups is racing to ...

Rodney Gorham recently passed a milestone that few people have reached. He’s had a brain-computer interface implanted for five years. Made by startup Synchron, the experimental implant allows him to ...

China could see brain-computer interface (BCI) technology move into practical public use within three to five years as products mature, a leading BCI expert said, as Beijing races to catch up with U.S ...

China's BCI market estimated to reach $809 million by 2027 China expanding clinical trials, state support for BCIs Aims to close gap between research, industry and clinic BEIJING, March 8 (Reuters) - ...

O. Rose Broderick reports on the health policies and technologies that govern people with disabilities’ lives. Before coming to STAT, she worked at WNYC’s Radiolab and Scientific American, and her ...

In January 2026, Anduril launched the AI Grand Prix challenge for autonomous drone racing, with a prize of $500,000 to one winner and a job at the company. The rules allow for software modifications ...

When Ian Burkhart was just 19 years old, he lost the ability to move below his elbows after a diving accident. Three years later, he came across a clinical trial that would begin in 2013 and could ...

A clump of human brain cells can play the classic computer game Doom. While its performance is not up to par with humans, experts say it brings biological computers a step closer to useful real-world ...

Pro Qualcomm reveals its super-powered Raspberry Pi competitor, promising AI power which will be 'enabling systems that don’t just interpret the world — they interact with it' Pro Before The Matrix ...

Researchers have identified a specific protein complex inside neurons that tags toxic tau fragments for destruction, offering the clearest explanation yet for why certain brain cells survive while ...