Can Carbon Nanotubes Solve Our Micro Gravity Woes?
One of the largest obstacles towards humanity claiming ownership of the red planet (and the final frontier itself) is micro gravity. Without a solution a trip towards Mars could end up being fatal towards future travelers. But it looks as if NASA is attempting to find a way around the gravity dilemma by inserting neural implants made out of carbon nanotubes inside the brain. (EETimes.com) The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) recently reported progress toward a neural implant technology using carbon nanotubes that could enable space flights of indefinite periods. By stimulating the neural pathways responsible for muscle atrophy, NASA hopes to fool the brain into thinking that gravity is still present even in free fall. “We hope to let the brain feel the weight of gravity, even if it’s not there,” said NASA scientist Jun Li. “For a trip to Mars, we could monitor astronauts’ brains, then artificially stimulate its neurons with nanofiber electrodes to fool it into think
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