Researchers Build Water Soluble Chips

Posted by Unknown on Monday December 10, 2012 @10:02PM from the not-dishwasher-safe dept.

angry tapir writes "Researchers in the U.S. have developed integrated circuits that can stick to the skin like a child's tattoo and in some cases dissolve in water when they're no longer needed. The 'bio chips' can be worn comfortably on the body to help diagnose and treat illnesses. The circuits are so thin that when they're peeled away from the body they hang like a sliver of dead skin, with a tangle of fine wires visible under a microscope. Similar circuits could one day be wrapped around the heart like 'an electronic pericardium' to correct irregularities such as arrhythmia."

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I'm all for it. by nospam007 · 2012-12-10 22:18 · Score: 4, Funny

"Similar circuits could one day be wrapped around the heart..."
As long as they make it look like bacon...
Re:Do they actually do anything yet? by fustakrakich · 2012-12-10 22:34 · Score: 4, Funny

Right, nice, but is it a circuit that actually does something?
Yes, it communicates with the game console that is used to control his movements.

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Re:Do they actually do anything yet? by Anonymous Coward · 2012-12-10 23:02 · Score: 2, Funny

So you're saying game consoles are looking to take over the human market? :O