Complant stands for “communication implant.” It is a device implanted into a person to give her or him direct access to online information and communication tools. In the world of Cybersphere, it is accessed directly through thought processes. This combination of the embodied and the virtual or artificial is a theme taken up not only by contemporary science-fiction films such as The Matrix and The Thirteenth Floor but by the scientific community. Rumor has it that this and other similar devices are in research and development at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.