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Australian swimmer Jessica Smith has had an uneasy relationship with prosthetics since a childhood accident, but her convictions are being challenged by a British bionic hand that can be updated remotely anywhere in the world.

A British company has created a robotic hand that it says can be updated to perform new actions required by the user.

Bionic hands convert electrical impulses from muscles in the upper arm into movement powered by motors in the hand.

Bionic hands convert electrical impulses from upper arm muscles into movement powered by motors in the hand

By Paul Sandle LEEDS, England (Reuters) - Australian swimmer Jessica Smith has had an uneasy relationship with prosthetics since a childhood accident,...

An Australian Paralympic swimmer has been fitted with a new bionic hand that is gentle enough to pick up an egg, and can be updated remotely anywhere in the world.

The New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults (NZCYA) first book finalists encompass all formats — picture books, novels and non-fiction. And themes for the non-fiction finalists range from mythology to real-life experience and arachnids!

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Jordan Simon Pollard used to watch shows from the stalls but is now on stage in blockbuster musicals in his home city

It’s more than 36 years since I first saw Les Misérables on the West End stage and was totally smitten.