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No, Argus II requires the patient to still have their eyes, damaged or otherwise as it's an attachment rather than a replacement: Argus II is is the gold film attached to the eye, the patients eye must be intact. Synthetic eyes are being designed as a complete replacement for an eye, so...

Not necessarily. A bionic eye is an attachment to a damaged eye that restores some functionality to the retina of a patient. But a synthetic eye is a complete replacement for the eye with mechanical parts and processors replacing the bio-organic parts. Rather than repairing a damaged eye and...

This is correct, Argus II requires a damaged or compromised eye to still be intact and other-wise functional... however, I do have some good news for @Indus Falcon 's friend. Synthetic eyes, being able to function as eyes, are in the works. They are still in their infancy though and are still a...

Dubbed as the “bionic eye”, the Argus II allows patients with little or no perception of light to achieve independence in mobility. However, this should not be mistaken as an instrument for people to gain perfect vision, but be considered an instrument that aids in the perception of shapes and...

Become a refugee, they like those: You need to unionize and fight for some time off. 15 hours:o:!!! I'm working a 6 1/2 hour day, but have a 4 hour commute:hitwall:.

You can, but where's the demand and justifies such an expansive manufacturing run? Intel sells over 100 million microprocessors in a single quarter: http://www.tomshardware.com/news/intel-finance-record-revenue-3q13,27889.html In the US alone there are only around 10,000 persons who would be...

The initial version is too bulky: The newer version... less so:

The Argus II costs about $150,000 USD, excluding the cost of the implantation surgery and training to learn to use the device. Perhaps $200,000 USD for the whole package. This is in the US though, costs will vary across the world as individual nation's medical systems are more or less capable...

Argus II: an amazing piece of kit The eye isn't its only piece though: But wow if it isn't amazing in its own right: Nice to see its proliferated outside of North America and Europe. It's been commercially available in the US for at least three years: FDA Approves World's...

GPS belongs to the US Space Command which is part of the US Air Force. So yes, they can do whatever they want with their satellites without any obligation to let you know when or what they are doing. They are launched using USAF rockets: The first GPS block IIIA is scheduled for launch in...

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Classified. Raytheon and the USN are keeping the SM-3s capabilities close to their chest: Raytheon: Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) Public figures are speculative at best and were derived from charts, like the one above. Why Russia Keeps Moving The Football On European Missile Defense: Politics «...

Telemark Battalion 4th Mech 21. mai ble den årlige kappestriden i Telemark bataljon gjennomført. De fleste bataljoner har egne ordner, og i 2002, da nye Telemark bataljon ble etablert på Rena, ble det opprettet en ny. «Den grønne leidang». Telemark bataljon har en sterk forankring i norrøne...

Gardister sikrer Telenorbygningen på Fornebu. Hans Majestet Kongens Garde øver sammen med andre soldater og beredskapsetater på Østlandet. Totalt 4 500 soldater mobiliseres under øvelse Oslofjord, og sammen med sivile etater skal de trene på å ivareta samfunnssikkerheten på Østlandet under en...

Forsvaret Update Russisk TU 160 og et norsk F-16 jagerfly Norsk F-16 flyr sørøst for Oppdal, før den skal returnere til Ørland

You're not wrong on most, the range estimations are off though. However SM-3 is a counter-missile missile - it's effectiveness against aircraft is limited (hence the existence of SM-6 and the retention of SM-2), while S-300 does a bit of both, but is not too good on anti-missile duties. S-400 is...

It's a Danish F-16 not Belgian. Also, the picture was taken over Fanø in the North Sea: The Aviationist » Must see: the entire video of the “ultimate selfie” of an F-16 pilot firing a missile Here's the three angles of the same shot: Fighter Wing Skrydstrup øver sammen med Air Transport...

This pic is of an Danish pilot in an F-16: Ultimate 'selfie' shows fighter pilot firing a missile - Telegraph The Aviationist » “Selfie” of an F-16 pilot while firing a live Air-to-Air Missile I don't believe Algeria uses the F-16 or AIM-9L/M?

Parties to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea Parties - green Parties, dually represented by the European Union - blue Signatories - yellow Non-parties - red United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea UNCLOS and Agreement on Part XI - Preamble and frame index

It's a good sea-denial weapons platform: Mark 60 CAPTOR mine (encapsulated torpedo) Mark 60 CAPTOR Mk 62 Quickstrike Mine: Quickstrike Mk 56: US Sending B-52s To Sweden As Russian Bombers Skirt Swedish Airspace