Luke Skywalker losing his right hand may turn out to be a blessing in disguise for real-life amputees. Because at the stroke of Darth Vader's lightsaber, the grizzliest moment in "The Empire Strikes ...

Near the end of "The Empire Strikes Back," after Luke Skywalker has had his big confrontation with Darth Vader in the battle where he loses his hand (and also learns that Darth Vader is his father), ...

Keven Walgamott wasn't sure what to expect when scientists first hooked up what was left of his arm to a computer. Last year - 14 years after he lost his hand and part of his arm in an electrical ...

One of the differences that has long separated the realm of science fiction and reality, at least where prosthetics and artificial human augmentation are concerned, is our ability to smoothly knit ...