New “Neural Dust” sensor could be implanted in the body

University of California, Berkeley engineers have built the first dust-sized, wireless sensors that can be implanted in the body, bringing closer the day when a Fitbit-like device could monitor internal nerves, muscles or organs in real time. For full story, visit: Video by Roxanne Makasdjian and Stephen McNally The so-called neural dust, which the team implanted in the muscles and peripheral nerves of rats, is