Belgium's Vrije Universiteit Brussel may well carry the torch for the next wave of artificial limbs.
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Some scientists weighed in, arguing that his artificial limbs acted like springs that propelled him in races.
One issue, however, said Babar Kabir, a BRAC senior director, is the low quality of artificial limbs now available in Bangladesh.
My favorite and most inspiring carrier is war hero Ben Parkinson, who carried the Olympic torch after learning to walk again on artificial limbs.
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Also, while his artificial limbs are lighter than human legs, he must push off the ground harder to get the same thrust, which cancels out any advantage.
But the implications go deeper: For the millions of Americans who live with paralysis, mentally controlling artificial limbs and mobility devices would be a big step forward toward more independent living.
Biomedical engineers, for instance, are in great demand by device makers who produce things like artificial limbs and imagining machines, and companies looking to do gene testing and to make new drugs.
Pistorius was initially refused permission to enter the Olympics, but he hired a legal team to prove that his artificial limbs did not give him an unfair advantage -- and was allowed to compete.
Breaking down barriers comes as second nature to Whitehead, who was told at his junior school in Lowdham that he could not take part in sport with his schoolmates because he had artificial limbs.
The boy nonetheless needs careful follow-up: A new set of prosthesis every year as long as he is growing, and monthly follow-ups in the center to monitor the level of his adjustment to his artificial limbs.
The state has alleged Mr. Pistorius, known as "Blade Runner" for the J-shaped artificial limbs he used on the track, fired shots through a closed bathroom door in fit of fury following an early morning argument on Feb. 14.
The athlete, known as the Blade Runner for the J-shaped artificial limbs he uses on the track, is now allowed to travel internationally to compete as long as he gives the state a one-week notice and turns in a detailed itinerary, a spokesman for the state prosecutor said.
Under this umbrella organization, Mehta, a graduate of the Sloan School of Management at MIT in the United States, heads the Jaipur Foot team, which provides world-class artificial limbs, rehabilitation aids and other appliances to physically-challenged individuals below the poverty line, and at no cost to the beneficiary.
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Pioneered by Todd Kuiken, director of the Neural Engineering Centre for Artificial Limbs at the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, along with his colleagues Aimee Schultz, Blair Lock and Dr Marasco (who was formerly at NECAL), this involves rerouting the nerves that would have originally controlled and sensed the missing limb and connecting them instead to other parts of the body.
This same staph bug has rippled through the National Football League, infecting muscular limbs skinned by artificial turf.
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