One would not usually consider sitting down with a plate full of copper wiring, circuit boards, and other electronic components as part of a balanced diet, but finding materials to develop edible ...

Researchers at the Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (IIT) have created the world’s first fully edible rechargeable battery. Key foodie ingredients of the new battery may include extracts from almonds, ...

Thermoelectric generators built entirely from food-grade hydrogels and vanillin harvest heat from hot meals to power edible displays that change color when food reaches safe eating temperature.

Scientists at the Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (Italian Institute of Technology) in Genoa have successfully created a completely edible, rechargeable battery. The researchers’ paper – “An Edible ...

Have you ever tired of playing with your latest robot invention and wished you could just eat it? Well, that’s exactly what a team of researchers is investigating. There is a fully funded research ...

Power up and chow down with these batteries! Researchers at the Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (IIT) have created a groundbreaking new battery that is both rechargeable and edible. The battery cell ...

A research team from the Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia has developed a toothpaste-based transistor, pushing the boundaries of edible electronics. This cutting-edge nanodevice could play a key role ...

WTF?! A humble toothpaste additive has provided the key to a major breakthrough in the field of edible electronics. Researchers have successfully built the first fully edible transistor using copper ...

Medical devices are becoming smaller and more advanced, with researchers inventing tiny nano-scale devices that can even be ingested for internal monitoring or medication release. These devices wil,l ...

Printed electronics are becoming more widespread even though they are still new in the market. The most recent development is creating electronic sensors that can be used to determine whether frozen ...

Scientists have developed biodegradable algae-based hydrogels for strain sensing devices -- such as those used in health monitors worn by runners and hospital patients to track heart rate -- using ...