Imagine pushing a button on a remote control and having a computer chip disperse a hormonal birth control drug through your body — it could happen for women in just four years. Microchips, a ...

So here’s an idea that seems good at first, until you actually start thinking about it: remote controlled birth control. Who’s got the remote? GOOD QUESTION. The Gates Foundation has pumped $4.6 ...

Sometimes, a simple fix is the best solution. Lacking extra funds for a proper remote-controlled gate-opener after the recent purchase of their farm, redditor [amaurer3210] built one as a birthday ...

Remote-controlled contraception could be the next big advance in birth control. According to MIT Technology Review, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has committed funding to a preclinical trial ...

Bill Gates isn't just focused on reinventing the condom. He's also into reinventing birth control for women. Thanks to him, a new remote-controlled birth control device will soon be tested and could ...

MicroCHIPS, an IT start-up company with links to Massachusetts Institute of Technology, is developing a radical new contraceptive – a tiny microchip implanted under the skin that can be operated ...

Instead of taking a pill a day, what if you could take one pill that lasted 16 years? That’s the premise for a new project funded by the Gates Foundation, which looks at innovative ways to deliver ...

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is backing a Massachusetts-based company called MicroCHIPS that specialize in controlled-release medical implants. Their chip, measuring just 20 x 20 x 7 ...