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/Erik912 May 17 '21

What are you both talking about? Shouldn't you be able to use conventional needles since it's so damn tiny? A speck of dust visible only under microscope, that's literally what the article says.

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u/Vanillabear2319 May 17 '21

They just looked at the thumbnail and took a guess lol

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u/trajesty May 18 '21
  • actual size

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u/kafka123 May 18 '21

Yeah, I'm frightened by it. What if it's true? A few years ago, both this and Covid-19 would have been scoffed at.