URBANA — Safe, implantable medical devices that will dissolve rather than be cut out could begin human trials in as little as two years, a University of Illinois professor said Thursday. The materials ...

Researchers at Tufts School of Engineering and University of Illinois have developed ultrathin electronic devices that can dissolve in water once their task is over, according to a new study published ...

Electronic devices power everyday life, from smartphones to medical sensors. Yet, as these gadgets grow in number, so does the mounting challenge of electronic waste, or e-waste. Physically transient ...

A collaboration between scientists atTufts School of Engineering at the University of Illinois has led to the creation oftiny, fully biocompatible electronic devices that, once they have functioned ...

The heart—that paragon of natural rhythm—sometimes needs help to stay on beat. Permanent pacemakers, which supply jolts of muscle-contracting current to regulate each thump, can correct chronically ...

Ekos co-founder Doug Hansmann spent the past nine years developing an ultrasound catheter to help doctors quickly dissolve blood clots in the legs, arms and brain. Now after several fits and starts -- ...

MEDFORD/SOMERVILLE, Mass.(Sept. 27, 2012) --Tiny, fully biocompatible electronic devices that are able to dissolve harmlessly into their surroundings after functioning for a precise amount of time ...

Sometimes things become obsolete. Whether it's a loaf of bread that grows mold or an iPhone 3, in life, most everything comes to an end. It'd seem like the logical trend in innovation would be to find ...

(AP) NEW YORK - As consumers we want our electronic gadgets to be durable. But as patients, we might want them to dissolve - inside our bodies. Scientists reported Thursday that they succeeded in ...