While the international desk over at BBC news may be suspect, their science desk seems to be plugging right along, this time bringing us news of a remarkable development in cybernetic research:

Matthew Nagle, 25, was left paralysed from the neck down and confined to a wheelchair after a knife attack in 2001.

The pioneering surgery at New England Sinai Hospital, Massachusetts, last summer means he can now control everyday objects by thought alone.

The brain chip reads his mind and sends the thoughts to a computer to decipher.

And yes, before you ask, it would definitely appear he's able to get himself a beer with this system. If it couldn't do that, it wouldn't be worth having!