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Imec, TNO, and Cartamundi have developed a low-cost way of letting tags communicate with embedded devices wirelessly by using a capacitive touchscreen.

Google has moved to on-body tests of the the smart-lens platform it has been developing for the past few years while the team continues to experiment with embedded LEDs that react to blinks to help warn diabetes sufferers of sudden changes in glucose levels.

A leading researcher argues that graphene will not replace but complement silicon and thrive in specialist applications.