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Sensors Slip Into the Brain, Then Dissolve When Their Job Is Done (ieee.org)
An anonymous reader writes: Silicon-based electronic circuits that operate flawlessly in the body for some number of days--soon weeks--and then harmlessly dissolve: they're what University of Illinois professor John Rogers says is the next frontier of electronics. Today he released news of successful animal tests on such transient electronics designed for use in brain implants, but says they could be used just about anywhere in the body. As these devices move into larger animal and eventually human tests, Rogers says he'll be working on the next generation--devices that intervene to accelerate healing or manage medical conditions, not just monitor them.
who knows? it might work, but not to the implantee's advantage.
I can foresee this in future news feed: "spying scandal, opposition brain-monitored to accept the deal", "Get your silicon pills or get fired, the new company query in order to increase proficiency", "Medical failure, the bots was delivering the wrong medication due to a malfunction/wrong setting", "Real life: I got Brain Hacked trough my Facebook silicon brain access !!" So much fun :)
*apologies because English is not my native language"
This should be good for test animals; when I worked in a lab that inserted electrodes in animal brains obviously after the experimental run was over there was no recuperation for the animal (implanted silver coated electrodes do not come out easily)... this could help those animal test subjects have a less unpleasant experience.
That's what they WANT you to think.
"...also each night I have a dream about a Russian bride wanting to marry me. Or the prince of Nigeria seeking help to perform a few banking transactions..."
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It's the brain *implant* that's supposed to dissolve? Oh geez, I got it backwards... it's my first day....
My eyes reflect the stars and a smile lights up my face.
Made your muscles twitch faster and you ran in the Olympics. And then it disappears.
Now I guess they will also have to do MRIs of everyone in the Olympics?
When will they add an HDD there?
doctrine or doctorate.
this is already in use today by clandestine government officials to further their agenda (e.g. gun laws, terrorist laws, etc). just saying, if we the people are just getting around to figuring out this technology then it has already been explored and potentially abused by governments with bottomless pockets.
Daniel Ringmaiden, a convicted tax fraudster, exposed the Stingray, the device that tracks down the location of cellphones.
And in the process, he discovered that the technology had already been around - and kept secret - for 20 years. It was used by the federal government and spying agencies for 12 years, before being released to law enforcement.
And even after he exposed the device, it was two years before news of it went mainstream, and entered the public consciousness.
So these neat little toys? You should assume they have been around, and in active use, for quite some time.
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The Internet of Brains! Wonder if they have an adblocker for this yet?
The shepherds did so well protecting the flock that the sheep no longer believed that wolves existed.
No one is forcing you to get the implant. Now go take your meds you imbecilic Luddite.
No one is forcing you to get the implant.
Yet