Edible Electronics

YOWZA! This food is electric! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Diagnosing digestive diseases requires invasive and NASTY procedures – colonoscopy anyone? No thanks! Edible electronics with tiny cameras could be a more comfortable way to examine our nethers. But how do we power them?

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Delicious Electronics

Mmh! Delicious…electronics?!?!?! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. We need to keep our electronics out of the dump… Including medical devices. Can new sensors for measuring vital signs become environmentally friendly? And even more exciting… could they be … edible? What?!? Enter Adel Aljarid and

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Rare Recyclables

One man’s trash is another man’s… smart phone? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Electronics keep society wired, but how does Mother Nature like them? Electronics rely on rare earth elements–think cerium, neodymium, and dysprosium. Mining them is expensive AND damages the environment. Extracting them

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Electronic Waste

Got a drawer full of old phone chargers?  This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science, saying – who DOESN’T? Dead electronics live a LONG life. They’re useless – but we CAN’T just throw them away! When we FINALLY toss them, will they ever be re-used? Enter

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Stopwatch or Tattoo

Tick-tock – TIME to get a tattoo? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Out for a run? You need a good stopwatch! But ouch…that chafing wristband! What about a glowing stopwatch display, right on your hand? Scientists have already developed these, but they need a

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Seeing the Blues

Angry birds… there’s hidden danger! This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. These days, we spend a LOT of face time with our electronic devices.  But whether we notice or not, these gadgets emit a LOT of blue light. Should we be concerned? To find out,

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