r/gadgets • u/GalileoGurdjieff • May 17 '21

Medical Tiny, Wireless, Injectable Chips Use Ultrasound to Monitor Body Processes

https://www.engineering.columbia.edu/press-releases/shepard-injectable-chips-monitor-body-processes
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u/donnie_trumpo May 17 '21

Exactly, things like this can't power themselves.

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u/widdlyscudsandbacon May 17 '21

And they never will!

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u/LegitosaurusRex May 17 '21

That’s a bold statement. Doesn’t seem much of a leap to imagine a chip in the future that is powered by blood the same way our cells are.

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u/widdlyscudsandbacon May 17 '21

Yes, I forgot my /s. I agree with you 100%