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A local network of implants uses your body as the wiring

It's possible to send electrical signals right through human tissues.

By Krywko

Score████░░░░░░4.4

VerdictCompetent work. Briefs at most.

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Summary from the source

It's possible to send electrical signals right through human tissues.

Jacek Krywko

The editor's rubric

Heuristic review

DimensionLevelWeightWhat that level means
Leverage██░░░ 215%Reusable within one subfield (a technique, dataset, or protocol a few groups will adopt).
Magnitude██░░░ 220%Solid incremental gain on a meaningful problem.
Evidence██░░░ 220%Limited: single setting, weak baselines, or an observational association presented as causal.
Novelty██░░░ 210%A new combination of known ideas.
Trajectory██░░░ 210%Some room to improve with obvious engineering.
Stakes██░░░ 225%Benefits a professional community (practitioners, clinicians, engineers).

Editor’s rationale

Heuristic triage from title and abstract text only, not a reading of the paper. No strong cues found.

How the score was computed

rank-2026-09-29

Score████░░░░░░4.4

Score = 10 × (50% × adjusted merit / 10 + 25% × attention + 25% × freshness)

Merit
3.4 / 10
Weighted rubric, evidence-gated.
Adjusted merit
3.8 / 10
Shrunk toward the desk prior by editor confidence (30%).
Attention
24%
Citations, upvotes, points, mentions.
Freshness
77%
Half-life decay since publication.

No attention signals recorded yet.

The record

  • Reviewed by heuristic-v2 on Oct 1, 2026, 02:16 UTC. Paper type: news.
  • Categories: Science, bioengineering, Biology, implants
  • BRIEF, No.4 in the News edition of October 1, 2026.