EVANSTON, IL — Imagine a device that could be placed inside the body and manage pain by targeting the source directly. Biomedical engineers looking for an alternative to highly addictive opioids have ...

Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh are developing a biodegradable, edible battery powered by the ink of a cuttlefish, according to an MIT Technology Review report. The melanin in ...

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Biodegradable electronics allow for medical devices — such as drug delivery systems, pacemakers or neural implants — to safely degrade into materials that are absorbed by the ...

This story is republished from STAT, the health and medicine news site that’s a partner to the Globe. Sign up for STAT’s free Morning Rounds newsletter here. A sutureless device for peripheral nerve ...

Sensors that can be easily and safely introduced in the brain could have important medical applications and could also contribute to the development of brain-interfacing devices. While significant ...

(Nanowerk Spotlight) Inside the human digestive tract, an electronic capsule can now generate its own electricity using recycled seaweed, power small electronic devices, with the duration depending on ...

Researchers have developed a miniature soft lithium-ion battery that could be used as a defibrillator to control heart rhythm during surgery. The flexible lithium-ion battery is constructed by ...

In a study published in Nature, a team led by Prof. SU Yewang from the Institute of Mechanics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, along with Dr. LI Shuang from Tsinghua University and Prof. YU Xinge ...

Veronica Paulus is a former STAT intern supported by the Harvard University Institute of Politics. A sutureless device for peripheral nerve repair could be available on the market in the coming months ...