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Roadside bombs have wreaked havoc on troops in Iraq and Afghanistan, but
now there's new hope for soldiers who've endured the tragedy of losing
an arm or a leg. Museum of Science nanotechnology correspondent Alex
Fiorentino explains how new research funded by the Dept. of Defense may
allow amputees to not only better control their prosthetic limbs, but
even feel heat and touch in their prostheses.
Roadside bombs have wreaked havoc on troops in Iraq and Afghanistan, but
now there's new hope for soldiers who've endured the tragedy of losing
an arm or a leg. Museum of Science nanotechnology correspondent Alex
Fiorentino explains how new research funded by the Dept. of Defense may
allow amputees to not only better control their prosthetic limbs, but
even feel heat and touch in their prostheses.