Experts Create Silicon-Silk Electronics

For a very long time, scientists have dreamed about combining electronics with the human body, and now it would appear that they have succeeded. A group of experts managed to create a type of circuit that essentially dissolved into the human body. The way they accomplished that was by combini... [ read more >> ]

This clear silk film, about one square centimeter, has six silicon transistors on its surface. These flexible devices can be implanted in mice like the one in this image without causing any harm

Image comment: This clear silk film, about one square centimeter, has six silicon transistors on its surface. These flexible devices can be implanted in mice like the one in this image without causing any harm
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This clear silk film, about one square centimeter, has six silicon transistors on its surface. These flexible devices can be implanted in mice like the one in this image without causing any harm