"Our long-term goal is to replace all these materials." Researchers discover concerning issue with widely used medical ...

Electronic devices power everyday life, from smartphones to medical sensors. Yet, as these gadgets grow in number, so does the mounting challenge of electronic waste, or e-waste. Physically transient ...

A new study has found that dissolvable medical devices may leave harmful microplastics in the bloodstream, raising safety ...

Researchers from Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST) designed a biodegradable, energy efficient artificial synapse that uses a layered structure made from naturally-derived ...

Northeastern University researchers have discovered that materials used in the development of transient electronics—devices designed to biodegrade at the end of their life—can break down into ...

PHOENIX — Normally, patients who need pacemakers or certain types of monitors implanted in the body go through two surgeries: one to put it inside the body and the other to remove it. That last ...

AMES, Iowa – Self-destructing electronic devices could keep military secrets out of enemy hands. Or they could save patients the pain of removing a medical device. Or, they could allow environmental ...

February 4, 2013. The sophisticated electronics used by war fighters in everything from radios, remote sensors, and even phones can now be made at such a low cost that they are pervasive throughout ...