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MIT Develops Brain-Powered Battery

This is a potentially earth-shattering breakthrough which could lead to the development of true bionic brain implants without the need for external power sources.

The tiny implant, developed by researchers at MIT can produce a couple of hundred microwatts, but that could be more than enough to power chips used to augment or repair damage to the human brain.

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