Jelly-like memory device could interact with your cells (Wired UK)

via wired.co.uk

Excerpt from WiredUK:

"Researchers from North Carolina State University have created a new type of memory device that's soft, flexible, works well in well environments and, most importantly, has the consistency of jelly.

Instead of brittle metals and plastics, the device is made from a liquid alloy of gallium and indium metals, set into water-based gels. This lets it function in wet environments, meaning that the technology could connect electronics to biological systems like cells, enzymes or tissue.

"These properties may be used for biological sensors or for medical monitoring," said Michael Dickey, an assistant professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering at NC State.

The individual components of this malleable memory device can be switched between two different states -- one that conducts electricity and one that doesn't. These can be used to represent the 1s and 0s used in the computer language binary...."

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