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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

New paper shows the potential of using probiotics — live microorganisms that offer health benefits when ingested but are otherwise harmless In the Mission: Impossible films, superspy Ethan Hunt — ...

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 ...

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 ...