7 real-life cyborg implants

By Cat DiStasio

Medical technology advances faster than the speed of light, or at least that's the way it seems sometimes. These days, there are implants to treat all sorts of afflictions, and researchers are developing new medical devices that can help a person become a little more human than human. You can implant a bionic lens to get superhuman eyesight, get a tattoo to manage diabetes and -- someday soon, hopefully -- use a wireless device to control fertility. Read on for more amazing medical implants that can enhance your life in ways you never thought possible.

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The most natural bionic hand

Artificial limbs are an amazing development that can give a patient something they've never had before -- or something they had and lost. Early prosthetic devices were fairly crude, but technology has come a long way in the past few years. This summer, a 29-year-old woman received what is easily the most advanced and natural prosthetic hand available. The BeBionic device, made by the UK-based Steeper Group, is designed to mimic the human hand better than all of its predecessors, with 14 precision grips and 337 mechanical parts. Thanks to this awesome prosthetic, Londoner Nicky Ashwell, who was born without a right hand, was able to ride a bicycle for the first time in her life.