Pill thermometer

{{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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nasa.gov/vision/earth/technologies/thermometer_pill.html|title=NASA - Ingestible Thermometer Pill Helps Athletes Beat the Heat|first=Brooke|last=Boen|website=www.nasa.gov}} Since then the pill has been used by mountain climbers,{{Cite web|url=https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/transcripts/3303_denali.html|title=NOVA | Transcripts | Deadly Ascent|website=www.pbs.org}} football players, cyclists,[https://twitter.com/lancearmstrong/status/7335745643 Twitter feed] F1 drivers.{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/av/formula1/26774863|title=The pill that takes drivers' temperature|work=BBC Sport }} and in the mining industry.

The Thermometer Pill is currently manufactured by the company HQ Inc under the brand name CorTemp.{{Cite web|url=https://www.hqinc.net/|title=Home|website=HQ, Inc}}