Post by weamy on Aug 7, 2016 14:27:09 GMT -5
Researchers at the University of California have made sensors that can read nerve activity of volume 2.4mm^3
neurosciencenews.com/neural-dust-wireless-sensors-4775/
The tech is currently not good enough for use in the brain as said by one of the researchers:
“The technology is not really there yet to get to the 50-micron target size, which we would need for the brain and central nervous system."
The method of communication used is ultrasound rather than EM waves. Ultrasound also powers the sensors.
And also, DARPA funded this research.
Original research article: www.cell.com/neuron/fulltext/S0896-6273(16)30344-0
neurosciencenews.com/neural-dust-wireless-sensors-4775/
The tech is currently not good enough for use in the brain as said by one of the researchers:
“The technology is not really there yet to get to the 50-micron target size, which we would need for the brain and central nervous system."
The method of communication used is ultrasound rather than EM waves. Ultrasound also powers the sensors.
And also, DARPA funded this research.
Original research article: www.cell.com/neuron/fulltext/S0896-6273(16)30344-0