Biodegradable electronics allow for medical devices -- such as drug delivery systems, pacemakers or neural implants -- to safely degrade into materials that are absorbed by the body after they are no ...

Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh are developing a biodegradable, edible battery powered by the ink of a cuttlefish, according to an MIT Technology Review report. The melanin in ...

Researchers have developed a miniature soft lithium-ion battery that could be used as a defibrillator to control heart rhythm during surgery. The flexible lithium-ion battery is constructed by ...

Most portable electronics, however, are comprised of toxic materials such as gallium arsenide and others that work against the environment instead of for it. Share on Facebook (opens in a new window) ...

Scientists at Germany’s University of Oldenburg are preparing to turn green waste, hay and algae into fully biodegradable ...