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  • If I remember correctly, the stuff with not maximal % simply works better. I think this has something to do with alcohol also having conserving properties that take effect from a certain percentage on.
  • Our bodies are fairly good at distributing heat, so the "many locations" thing might not be needed. Could "being cooked" not be easily prevented by heating the system up to no more than 40°C? It would still be a local hot spot and heat would be actively distributed from it, but no cooking should occur since (most) proteins…
  • First of all: congrats! This is the first functional, electronic implant, isn't it? (Lephts experiments not being working if I remember correctly) I'd also be highly interested in some biometrics since we do some analysis of circadian rhythms at uni at the moment and the topic of data quality when usind different methods…
  • "Nobody looked at him funny" as in "the detectors didn't go off"?That would be awesome since limitations in travel are one of my greatest concerns. I think it's totally realistic that those detectors are callibrated to look for bigger chunks and not delicate electronics. One more reason against the cancer provoking new…
  • Awesome! And this has been done in Berlin?What does the name stand for? Any connection to circadian- thingies?
  • Did you try the same with a finger without magnet? I might be mistaken, but as I remember it your description would fit the normal "fear" behavior of a spider whenever an object comes close, that isn't prey.
  • How exactly would you want to tattoo a coil? Even if you get some conducting line tattoed, I don't see it acting as a coil. The power of a coil is depending on the number of loops (in this case at least). With only one loop you will not get a signal to your magnet...
  • Having read that, I must admit, that I apparently was wrong. You can use a coil to repeat a signal (I guess I always thought the coils as being connected to a load itself). And that more efficiently, than I had thought.As iexiak mentioned, this might be difficult to accomplish with the space problem, since those repeater…
  • You mean A gives the signal, B takes it and repeats it to C? I don't think so, since B does not create a field (well, it does, but you can consider that one non-existant)So, A could supply B and C, that would be more realistic. I made another coil, this one about one third the diameter which again highly improves the…
  • I would love to have coils that go completely and invisibly behind the ear. But the coil will be forced into a weird shape then AND the field would not go directly through the tragus..The next one will be way smaller though and more of a circle. At the moment I'm experimenting with different placements all over the ear as…
  • So, I built my own version and it really is quite a cool experience.I made my own coil and the next step is to shrink that down. The magnets are held by another magnet on the other side which works qiute fine. I wonder how the skin layer will change the sound, though.The main difference is that I went straight to a smaller…
  • Hello there! Nacre really sounds interesting, mainly for the "bonding" part. But there is one thing I really don't quite get yet: "but silicon isn't as effective at shielding away heat at small levels" what heat do you want to shield against? do you want to keep heat away from the implant or do you want to keept heat…
  • @DirectorX: - Did you buy a prebuilt Set or did you assemble the parts yourself? - How do you get your estimation for "I'm guessing those might only last me a few days." ? In the instructables he said, that it lasts for about half an hour - Did you try it with just the magnet in your ear "as intended"? I am quite curious…
  • I actually was under the impression, that immune reactions were mainly within the body while those bacteria live on the surface. I also thought, that they were mostly the same strands and the differences in BO were more in the chemical compounds we release through the skin those bacteria then are living off.
  • There is little to none muscle in the finger(tips), (if any.. don't think there is any) so the magnet is in collagen/fat. In any case, I found it possible to pull it further to the surface with another magnet, since then I don't worry about it being too deep.
  • I think it would feel quite odd to have the whole hand fixed when doing this since we are used to have one hand holding what we are about to manipulate with the other one actually doing the manipulation. Might help, though, couldn't test that one.That said, the real problem is the skin being to thick and resisting, so it…
  • Yeah, congrats! I could watch it on facebook. Did you try rotating the needle a bit to kinda cut the skin rather than pierce it? (not sure it's the right terminology...)But yeah, the skin on fingers can be a bitch...
  • Well, I'd like such a device as well... But I, too, am only a reader of this xD It should not be too hard to build, while being rather unuseful for me, since my magnet is in the ringfinger and I hardly use that for pointing and stuff... The magnets holding some watch or something on your arm, wouldn't that harm the skin?…
  • Don't really know how well an implanted watch would work (and a little bit worried it might mess up the circadian systems going on) but I'd suggest for every idea to be tested like the compass was first made into the northpaw. I know, their goal never was an implant, but using small vibrating parts (worn on skin, not under…
  • I checked for the obvious: if it is coated in non-metal and you see metal, that is a bad sign..
  • don't know if this has been shown around here but a friend recently sent me this link: http://chrisharrison.net/index.php/Research/AbracadabraI gathered it is an interface you control using a magnet, such as the implants.
  • The microwave is for creating a plasma. I have seen plasmas around room temperature, though. (don't know for sure but don't think there were microwaves involved)But yeah, this would still mostly qualify for stuff like tiny magnets, that would have to be magnetized after. (or maybe not, still that would be the way I tried)
  • I once had the idea of introducing artificial organelles of some sorts into cells, some sort of second nucleus if you will. That would be something in the direction of chloroplasts or mitochondrias (is that the correct plural??).That idea was for a fictional story though...But it might work,given you figure out how to…
    in GULO gene Comment by Ben October 2012
  • I THINIK he meant diamond coating as in "built up from carbon" which can be done via vapor related treatments, so you wouldn't have to pay for diamonds per se, but for the building process.
  • Only that splicing new stuff into our genome isn't that easy since every attempt can disrupt existing genes...Also the genes we have are already included in a huge number of networks and highly regulated. If you bring something new in there is even less telling what will happen.
    in GULO gene Comment by Ben October 2012
  • Why do you think it might not be deep enough? That might help determine if it is.With mine it was very hard to push it at first and in effect it wasn't deep enough and wouldn't heal properly. Eventually I got it right and was surprised how easily I could push it in, since I had cut the right layer of skin... The not…
  • Also it is a nice number, I guess.I lost one in aftercare and also wanted some spare for future projects.And if you buy one the ratio cost per magnet/cost for shipping isn't that great either ;)
  • there wouldn't be very much mechanical motion, would there?since the wearing off occures mainly during the plugging process cold coating might still be an option for some connector designs
  • About the measuring thing: I guess you could have some sort of balloon and measure the compression of the gas, either via the tension (change in form) or via airflow.But make it real tight and little air as for safety!
  • How about something like those apple-magnet-connectors? everything encapsuled in silicone except some (silver/gold) connector parts and the magnets inside the couplings pull the whole thing together (tightly) and in bring the connecting parts in place.It should be quite stable, though if one module should fail, this…