Engineering:Pill thermometer

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Short description: Ingestible thermometer

A pill thermometer is an ingestible thermometer that allows a person's core temperature to be continuously monitored. It was developed by NASA in collaboration with Johns Hopkins University for use with astronauts.[1] Since then the pill has been used by mountain climbers,[2] football players, cyclists,[3] F1 drivers.[4] and in the mining industry.

The Thermometer Pill is currently manufactured by the company, HQ Inc under the brand name CorTemp.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Boen, Brooke. "NASA - Ingestible Thermometer Pill Helps Athletes Beat the Heat". https://www.nasa.gov/vision/earth/technologies/thermometer_pill.html. 
  2. ↑ "NOVA | Transcripts | Deadly Ascent | PBS". https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/transcripts/3303_denali.html. 
  3. ↑ Twitter feed
  4. ↑ "The pill that takes drivers' temperature". BBC Sport. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/av/formula1/26774863. 
  5. ↑ "Home". https://www.hqinc.net/. 

External links

  • HQ Inc - the manufacturer of the pill
  • The pill's patent
  • Transcript of the NOVA episode, "Deadly Ascent" which features the pill prominently



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