Human skin is apparently a very energy-efficient conduit for transmitting data. A recent experiment achieved a rate of 10Mbps, which may put my internet connection to shame. The experiment used small, flexible electrodes and took place at Korea University. More »
Sam Lomen’s Underskin charts a transit map to the human body. And no matter what the locals tell you, don’t take the pink line to the yellow line. That’s nowhere you want to go. More »
What if machines ran off biological fuel — blood sugar — from our bodies? Could we basically power gadgets on our increasing supply of body fat and Snickers bars? More »
“While the human body has never been equalled [in]all-around master engineering, a number of glaring weaknesses do exist in man’s basic equipment,” stated a Mechanix Illustrated article from August 1956, which enlisted experts to suggest upgrades. More »
So, why would you ever want to make your fingertip magnetic? Well, how about being able to feel your laptop spinning up? Or sensing if a cable had a current going through it? Think of it as a sixth sense. More »
Your lungs deliver air, vocal cords vibrate, mouth moves, and… nothing. One of those processes failed and you’re left voiceless, speech impaired. Enter Audeo which captures electrical signals intended for the vocal cords and interprets them to produce sound. More »
