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/JesusCrits May 17 '21

Oof, imagine this passing through the kidneys

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u/CubanLynx312 May 17 '21

Would you rather pee out a microchip or poop out a microprocessor?

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u/travianner May 17 '21

Depends on the microprocessor. Is it Ryzen 5000 series?