The ancient Incan practice of quipu involves the use of knotted strings to collect and store data. According to a recent Medgadget article, a team of researchers at MIT drew inspiration from this archaic method for a new gastrointestinal pressure sensor. They discovered that by adding knots to an inexpensive gastrointestinal pressure sensor, they were able to increase the device’s sensitivity.
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