X-ray scans of another Dangerous Things test implant. Image: Dangerousthings.com
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In the future, implantable devices could be the best way to measure, analyze and transmit our body chemistry data or provide us with physical connections to smartphones and other devices. The technical hurdles, according to Graafstra, are related to power harvesting and power storage of an implanted unit.“We need to have the ability to store power in a bio-safe medium for at least 30 years without any degradation,” he told me. Graafstra also thinks implantable devices are not only inevitable, but will be a direct result of DIY biohacking research done by technophiles like him, without the approval of groups like the FDA.We think nothing of implanting animals with RFID tags. New Zealand for instance, has mandated that all dogs have to be microchipped. So why not humans?When it comes to an approved human medical procedure, or implanting something in an animal, there’s a seemingly collective sense of social acceptance. But when it comes to implantable tech with no clear medical purpose, people get bent out of shape.
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