So thrilled to be a part of this experience. 👇 'New bionics center established at MIT with $24 million gift Interdisciplinary research center funded by philanthropist Lisa Yang aims to mitigate disability through technologies that marry human physiology with electromechanics. The center will be led by Hugh Herr, a professor of media arts and sciences at MIT Media Lab , and Ed Boyden, the Y. Eva Tan Professor of Neurotechnology at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) , a professor of biological engineering, brain and cognitive sciences, and media arts and sciences, and an investigator at MIT’s McGovern Institute for Brain Research and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute A double amputee himself, Herr is a pioneer in the development of bionic limbs to improve mobility for those with physical disabilities.“The world profoundly needs relief from the disabilities imposed by today’s nonexistent or broken technologies. We must continually strive towards a technological future in which disability is no longer a common life experience,” says Herr. “I am thrilled that the Yang Center for Bionics will help to measurably improve the human experience for so many.”' #bionics #technology #medicalscience #sciencenews #thefutureisaccessible #accessibility #access #disability #disabilitynews #disabilityawareness #advancedbionics #neuroscience #bionicengineering #engineering #technologyrocks #neurotechnology #neurotech #cognitivescience