CHICAGO Zac Vawter considers himself a test pilot. After losing his right leg in a motorcycle accident, the 31-year-old software engineer signed up to become a research subject, helping to test a ...

Australian researchers plan to begin human testing of a new bionic eye in 2013. Australian researchers plan to begin human testing of a new bionic eye in 2013. is an entertainment editor covering ...

Slezak: So Annie, did you take NBC’s new Bionic Assessment Test? Annie: This test is jank! It says I’m only 47% bionic. Slezak: Oh snap! I’m 51% bionic! Annie: They didn’t even take into consideration ...

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- As the geriatric population is expected to balloon in the coming decade, so too will rates of heart disease in the United States. The demand for prosthetic heart valves and other ...

A motorcycle crash took Mark Marich's leg in an instant. It took him 30 years and 10 replacement legs to regain a comfortable footing. Today, he strides with the slightest of limps through prosthetics ...

Here’s NBC’s Bionic Aptitude Test. High scorers get access to … something. Don’t ask me what—all I got was a snarky “The Accident Must’ve Been Worse Than We Expected” splashed across the bottom of my ...