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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Researchers at Northeastern University examined the degradation or biodegradation of transient electronics used in medicine. Their ...

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 ...

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Someday perhaps in the not-too-distant future, you may have a doctor’s appointment to implant a tiny electronic chip in your body to monitor a medical condition. But you won’t ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

(Nanowerk Spotlight) Electronics are integral to modern society, but electronic waste (e-waste) presents a complex and growing challenge in the path toward a circular economy – a more sustainable ...

A recent study published in Small explores the use of probiotics, which are live microbes that can offer health benefits when consumed and are otherwise harmless. Professor Seokheun “Sean” Choi says ...