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Temporary scalp tattoo can be used to record brain activity
Tattoos printed onto a person’s scalp can detect electrical activity in the brain and carry signals to a…
Banning scary-sounding ideas can comfort but does more harm than good
Yuichiro Chino/Getty Images In 1818, Mary Shelley invented a technology that has been used for both good and…
The Future Loves You review: Could brain freezing cure all disease – indirectly?
Checking on patients at the Alcor Life Extension Foundation in Scottsdale, Arizona Jesse Rieser/New York The Future Loves YouAriel Zeleznikow-Johnston…
Tiny battery made from silk hydrogel can run a mouse pacemaker
A tiny soft lithium-ion battery made from droplets University of Oxford The smallest soft lithium-ion battery ever made…
Tiny brain sensor implanted without surgery dissolves after weeks
A brain sensor made of hydrogel is small enough to inject with a needle Hanchuan Tang and Jianfeng…
Bioelectronic patch uses living bacteria to treat psoriasis in mice
This living bioelectronic device is being used to treat psoriasis in mice Jiuyun Shi and Bozhi Tian/University of…
Swallowable sensor unfurls in stomach to monitor gut health
This sensor could travel into the stomach to help diagnose gastrointestinal conditions Prostock-studio/Shutterstock A swallowable sensor can unfurl…
Implantable battery is charged up by the body’s oxygen supply
Medical implants often require battery power Sebastian Kaulitzki/Science Photo Library Batteries designed to run on oxygen from inside…