Part-Human, Part-Machine Transistor Devised 77
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from the mitochondria-look-up dept.
from the mitochondria-look-up dept.
asukasoryu writes "Man and machine can now be linked more intimately than ever, according to a new article in the journal ACS Nano Letters. Scientists have embedded a nano-sized transistor inside a cell-like membrane and powered it using the cell's own fuel. To create the implanted circuit, the UC scientists combined a carbon nanotube transistor, lipid bilayer coating, ion pump, and ATP. The ion pump changes the electrical charge inside the cell, which then changes the electrical charge going through the transistor, which the scientists could measure and monitor."
Re:How is this human? (Score:5, Interesting)
So they put a transister inside a cell membrane. How exactly does that make it part human?
It's powered by the cell, and not its own battery?
Imagine having a wrist calculator that was more reliable than a solar calculator, but you have to eat a bit more.
New weight loss (Score:5, Interesting)
So will this be the next weight loss method? If I am powering electronics it must come from burning calories correct?
Not in Ohio you don't! (Score:2, Interesting)
OH Senate Passes Bill Banning Human-Anima... [slashdot.org] ah wait, this one's still legal in Ohio. Never mind.