Researchers at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) have successfully developed a chip that can be implanted under the skin to directly transmit audio signals from an iPod to the listener’s headphones.
This technology can be described as a unique form of “wireless” communication, as it uses human skin as a medium to transmit audio signals to the headphones.
The scientists at this research institute have successfully designed several ultra-low voltage electronic chips that are so small they can operate using energy harvested from the human body when implanted under the skin or within the body.
Test subjects had several of these processing chips adhered to their arms. When the Play button on the iPod was activated, the audio signal was transmitted from the music player to the processing chips, which then relayed the signal under the skin to the headphones at a speed of 2 megabits per second, with a power consumption of just under 10 microwatts.
The researchers believe that this groundbreaking chip from KAIST will be extremely useful in all studies related to the human body. Furthermore, the idea of transforming the human body into a type of “network” that can connect with other networks is no longer a far-fetched concept.
THIEN TRANG
