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Synopsis:
MEMS aka Microelectromechanical systems aka nano-machines. DARPA coupled with UC berkely to develop whats been aptly named neural dust

BERKELEY & DARPA 2001:
Autonomous sensing and communication in a cubic millimeter

UC Berkeley finished its initial project in 2001

PI: Kris Pister
Co-investigators: Joe Kahn Bernhard Boser
Subcontract: Steve Morris, MLB Co.

Supported by the DARPA/MTO MEMS program

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BERKELEY & DAPRA 2016:

Berkeley engineers have created the first dust-sized sensor that can be implanted in the human body. The device, about the size of a large grain of sand, uses ultrasound — which can penetrate nearly anywhere in the body — to power and read out measurements. The sensor contains a piezoelectric crystal that converts ultrasound vibrations from outside the body into electricity to power a tiny, on-board transistor that is in contact with a nerve or muscle fiber. The sensor could monitor internal nerves, muscles or organs in real time, as well as stimulate nerves and muscles — possibly leading to new treatments for epilepsy, immune system disorders or inflammation. The technology may also lead to improved brain-machine interface technology and better brain control of prosthetics. Electrical engineering and computer sciences professors Michel Maharbiz and Jose Carmena are the study’s main authors; graduate students Dongjin Seo, Ryan Neely and Konlin Shen, undergraduate Utkarsh Singhal and professors Elad Alon and Jan Rabaey co-authored the study.

Funded by the DARPA/MTO MEMS program Neural-Dust

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