Biodegradable electronics allow for medical devices -- such as drug delivery systems, pacemakers or neural implants -- to safely degrade into materials that are absorbed by the body after they are no ...

Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh are developing a biodegradable, edible battery powered by the ink of a cuttlefish, according to an MIT Technology Review report. The melanin in ...

Pollution affects human health and the environment in many ways. Air, water, and land pollution continue to damage ecosystems, with conventional materials—especially plastics—being a primary ...

The total installed base of Internet of Things (IoT) connected devices worldwide is projected to amount to 30.9 billion units by 2025. These devices will generate an exponentially increasing amount of ...

Oct. 8 (UPI) --An implantable, biodegradable wireless device that stimulates damaged nerves in legs was more effective than conventional surgery, according to research with rats. Researchers at ...

Car accidents, sports injuries, even too much typing and texting can injure the peripheral nerves, leaving people with numbness, tingling and weakness in their hands, arms or legs. Recovery can take ...

Entrepreneurs: Designers Christoph Rochna of Germany and Mario Bauer of Austria, with Benjamin Kwitek, an entrepreneur from Colorado Springs, Colo., founded Papernomad, which makes biodegradable ...

Nerve damage affects millions of people. The symptoms can range from mild pins and needles, to numbness, to a partial loss of mobility. The cures are perhaps worse than the condition. Invasive ...

Implantable, biodegradable devices speed nerve regeneration in rats Pulses of electrical stimulation help heal injured nerves Date: October 10, 2018 Source: Washington University School of Medicine ...