Sprinkling of neural dust opens door to electroceuticals

Thursday, August 4, 2016 - 09:01 in Physics & Chemistry

University of California, Berkeley engineers have built the first dust-sized, wireless sensors that can be implanted in the body, bringing closer the day when a Fitbit-like device could monitor internal nerves, muscles or organs in real time. Because these batteryless sensors could also be used to stimulate nerves and muscles, the technology also opens the […]

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