SAFARI is a biodegradable gelatin or cellulose pill casing with a radiofrequency chip that sends a signal confirming ...

This post was co-authored by Stacey Humphries, Ph.D. Would you take a pill if it made you more productive at work? Or perform better in school? Would you care if other people around you took such a ...

A few years ago, I ran across a particularly intriguing photograph on the back page of a magazine. The photo showed a small boy at the ocean's edge. Beyond him you could see a gray sky, a distant ...

Imagine finding your location without GPS. Now apply this to tracking an item in the body. This has been the challenge with tracking “smart” pills – pills equipped with smart sensors–once swallowed.