Implantable, dissolvable, brain-monitoring sensor

Discover Magazine (Jan. 18) -- A new class of small, thin electronic sensors can monitor temperature and pressure within the skull – crucial health parameters after a brain injury or surgery – then melt away when they are no longer needed, eliminating the need for additional surgery to remove the monitors and reducing the risk of infection and hemorrhage. John Rogers, a professor of materials science, engineering and bioengineering at Illinois, designed the novel electronic sensors. Also: Nature (original journal article, Jan. 18), CNN (Jan. 18), New Scientist (Jan. 18), Medical Xpress (Jan. 18), Medical Daily (Jan. 18), HealthDay (Jan. 18), Medical News Today (Jan. 18), Doctors Lounge (Jan. 18), Fox Illinois TV55/27 (Jan. 18), ASEE FirstBell (Jan. 19), ScienceBlog (Jan. 19), NW Times (Jan. 19), The Atlantic (Jan. 19), The Guardian (London, Jan. 19), IEEE Spectrum (New York, Jan. 18), Philly.com (Jan. 18), Tech Times (Jan. 18), Gizmodo (Jan. 18), CBS News (Jan. 19), Latin American Herald Tribune (Jan. 20), The Inquisitr (Jan. 19), Newsmax (Jan. 20), Gizmag (Jan. 19), ARS Technica (Jan. 19), LiveScience (Jan. 19), West California News (Jan. 19), health24 (Jan. 19), Med Device Online (Jan. 19), Headlines & Global News (Jan. 19), Laurel Leader Call (Jan. 20), Canada Journal (Jan. 20), Times of India (Jan. 20), IFL Science (Jan. 19), Yahoo! News (Jan. 20), Chicago Tonight WTTW (Jan. 21).