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In-Vivo Networking (IVN) is the first technology that can wirelessly power and communicate from a distance with tiny devices implanted deep within the human body. Such devices could be used to deliver drugs, monitor conditions inside the body, or treat disease by stimulating the brain with electricity or light.
The implants are powered by radio frequency waves, which are safe for humans. In tests in animals, we showed that the waves can power devices located 10 centimeters deep in tissue, from a distance of one meter.
Fadel Adib, Yunfei Ma, and Zhihong Luo (Signal Kinetics research group, MIT Media Lab); Giovanni Traverso and Christoph Steiger (MIT Koch Institute, Harvard Medical School, Brigham & Women's Hospital)
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