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Published online 7 August 2006 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news060807-3
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Blindfolded humans steered by remote control
Artificial electric currents guide walkers round obstacles.
It sounds like the stuff of magic — or a Harry Potter Imperius curse. But scientists have announced that they can guide your movements by remote control.
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