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For some people, taking medicines can be hard.
Over 50% of people actually fail to take medication as prescribed.
Sometimes they just forget.
But what if the pill itself could send a message to the outside world
that it had been swallowed?
One of the things that we've been working on more recently are bioresorbable systems
that can be included in a standard capsule or pill.
You swallow it and then it senses that you've ingested that RFID system.
A new generation of electronic pills will be able to report live from inside your stomach and intestines,
giving doctors information about your health and any potential ailments.
One day, they might even be able to take biopsies or even deliver drugs autonomously.
You could have a camera that detects, for instance, a polyp
and can make a decision instantaneously as the polyp is detected.
Welcome to the frontier of medical sensing,
where electronic devices safely pass through the harsh environment inside your guts,
and eventually, where electronic circuits themselves could end up being made of food.