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Data that's Easy to Stomach

Publication Title
CBC Radio
Publication/Creation Date
February 19 2017
Creators/Contributors
Philip Nadeau (creator)
Massachusetts Institute Of Technology (MIT) (contributor)
Media Type
Magazine Article
Persuasive Intent
Information
Description
A Canadian post-doctoral fellow at MIT led a team that has created a small transmitter that you swallow - it is powered by the acid in the ingester's stomach. The pill, which is still a prototype, is able to transmit data about temperature, acidity, heart rate and other biometrics.

Creator Phillip Nadeau says the pill is able to transmit data a couple of meters - just far enough to reach a smartphone.
HCI Platform
Ingestible
Discursive Type
Inventions
Location on Body
Abdomen
Augments
Transmitting, Detecting, Recording, Regulating, Tracking
Technology Keywords
Transmitter , Electrical Current, Data, Voltage, Biometrics
Keywords
Pill, Health, Ingestion, Medication, Medical
Marketing Keywords
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Philip Nadeau
Massachusetts Institute Of Technology (MIT)
CBC Radio
Date archived
March 20 2017
Last edited
March 22 2017
How to cite this entry
Philip Nadeau. (February 19 2017). "Data that's Easy to Stomach". CBC Radio. CBC Radio. Fabric of Digital Life. https://fabricofdigitallife.com/index.php/Detail/objects/1916