MIT engineers have developed an ingestible sensor (6 by 4 mm) that can send continuous temperature updates from the GI tract. It can detect temperature with an accuracy of 0.01 degrees Celsius and requires very little power — about 10 nanowatts.

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https://news.mit.edu/2026/tiny-ingestible-sensor-can-measure-temperature-inside-body-0615

A tiny ingestible sensor can measure temperature from inside the body

MIT engineers developed a tiny ingestible sensor that can send continuous temperature updates from the GI tract.

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