Agency DARPA launched a project to create biodegradable electronics, self-destructing on command

Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is currently working on an interesting project, the purpose of which is to create specific electronic components that, according to the plan, will self-destruct upon receipt of a signal from the outside. At the same time, the project is not pure fiction - SRI research company has already received 4.7 million US dollars from DARPA. Both DARPA and SRI are working on this project with electronics manufacturer Honeywell.

Of course, the project pursues the interests of the military and intelligence. Now some divisions of the US Army use very modern equipment, which is often also classified. And such equipment, forgotten in the enemy's territory, can do a disservice to the former owners by giving out their secrets to the enemy electronics specialists.
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To prevent this from happening, the electronics must self-destruct, and not just like that, but on command from the outside. Ideally, such electronics should simply “dissolve” in the environment, leaving no traces behind.

The first step in this project will be the creation of appropriate batteries, which should literally disappear if the appropriate command is given. After creating such a battery, if everything goes well, the project is planned to be expanded, creating other components of electronic devices (we are talking about a whole new class of components and whole devices) who can self-destruct / dissolve on command.

It is possible that devices / parts for the needs of medicine will also be created, which will also be able to self-destruct, for example, after a certain time dissolve in the human body (without harm to the latter, by itself).

Such devices should be comparable in functionality with commercial samples, however, the life of the "electronics-kamikaze" will be limited.

Now the military, as mentioned above, has a huge amount of all kinds of electronics. And it's almost impossible to keep track of all this on the battlefield. If the army does not want electronic devices to reach the enemy, then such devices must be self-destructing.

Via militaryaerospace