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eilen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-23-11 08:06 AM
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First complete millimeter-scale computing system to be implanted in the eye
A prototype implantable eye pressure monitor for glaucoma patients is believed to contain the first complete millimeter-scale computing system.

And a compact radio that needs no tuning to find the right frequency could be a key enabler to organizing millimeter-scale systems into wireless sensor networks. These networks could one day track pollution, monitor structural integrity, perform surveillance, or make virtually any object smart and trackable.

Both developments at the University of Michigan College of Engineering are significant milestones in the march toward millimeter-scale computing, believed to be the next electronics frontier.
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CBGLuthier Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-23-11 08:10 AM
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1. and the silicon chip inside her head gets switched to overload
Edited on Wed Feb-23-11 08:12 AM by CBGLuthier
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Ichingcarpenter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-23-11 08:26 AM
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2. Hopefully one won't experience 'the blue screen of death'
and it will be powered by linux.
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LiberalEsto Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-23-11 08:31 AM
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3. But can it tweet? nt
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