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Bluetooth brings new hope for people with disability

Gert-Jan Oskam is walking again after being paralysed in an accident

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Dutchman Gert-Jan Oskam, paralysed by a cycling accident, is able to walk again after an experimental operation by neuroscientists and surgeons in Switzerland. They’ve established a wireless connection between his damaged spine and brain using the same technology that the rest of us use to connect our wireless earphones - Bluetooth.


This segment is a mix of Dutch and English.


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