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Using electricity, not molecules, to switch cells on and off

  • Written by William Bentley, Director, Robert E. Fischell Institute for Biomedical Devices, University of Maryland
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Microelectronics has transformed our lives. Cellphones, earbuds, pacemakers, defibrillators – all these and more rely on microelectronics’ very small electronic designs and components. Microelectronics has changed the way we...

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