Scientists Create Luke's Prosthetic Hand Posted By Mike on September 7, 2008
This could someday be a wonderful thing for injured soldiers. From a story on MSN.com By Candace Lombardi, Staff Writer, CNET News.com:
"Remember Luke Skywalker's amazingly lifelike arm replacement in The Empire Strikes Back? A similar type of realistic arm may be in store for injured soldiers.
The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory in Laurel, Md., announced Thursday that its team has developed a breakthrough prosthetic arm for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency Revolutionizing Prosthetics 2009 program.
The DARPA program is an initiative to produce by 2009 a mechanical arm that closely mimics the movement and sensory perception of a biological arm. It would then be provided for military personal hurt in the line of duty."
Jedi Journals: Online Comic - Departure Posted By Jay on November 19, 2008: StarWars.com adds a new "issue" of The Clone Wars Online Comic to their site, "Departure." The issue has a new cover and art by Jeff Carlisle and has been added to the end of the previous issues. And be sure to check out Jar Jar in "Bombad Jedi" this Friday on CartoonNetwork.
Dark Horse On Sale This Week Posted By Jay on November 19, 2008: "Vindication" concludes in Knights of the Old Republic.