To Be a Cyborg, You're Going to Need Some Medical Gel
Researchers have figured out how to put electronics inside your body.
This Medical Gel Holds the Key to Our Cyborg Future
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The human body is a marvel, but it’s not perfect. There can be a defect, things can break, and illness can strike with little or no warning.
If we could augment ourselves with electronics, we might be able to solve some of these problems. But such devices have traditionally presented issues of their own: They're often hard, rigid pieces of silicon and plastic. The body doesn’t react well to them, and they don’t work well inside you.