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Xsens Announces New Wearable Sensor Development Platform for Innovators and Developers

Xsens, the leading innovator in 3D motion tracking technology, has today announced the launch of Xsens DOT, a new precision motion tracking solution.

From Movella Inc. 10 Jan 2020

Super-Stretchy Sensor Records Complex Sensations of Human Skin

Scientists at U of T Engineering have created a super-stretchy, self-powering, transparent sensor with the ability to record the complex sensations of human skin.

9 Jan 2020

New On-Skin Electronic Device Could Serve as Personal Air Conditioner

In the future, soldiers could use “wearable air conditioning,” an on-skin device developed by engineers from the University of Missouri, to cool down on the battlefield. This would protect them from exhaustion or heat stroke.

7 Jan 2020

New Wireless Reader can Read Minute Changes in Sensor’s Readings

Very small subcutaneous implants with the ability to perform continuous measurement of heart rate, blood glucose, and other physiological conditions of a person are the ultimate goal of modern medicine.

23 Dec 2019

New Sensor Sticker Could Help Treat Swallowing Disorders Reliably

A wearable monitoring device with the ability to simplify treatments and make them more affordable for several million people suffering from swallowing disorders will soon hit the market.

18 Dec 2019

The Photonic pH Sensor Which Could Regenerate Tissue

Today’s surgeons can graft skin, bone, and cartilage using stem cells and a scaffold in order to generate new tissue ready for transplanting onto areas of the body affected by injury or illness. However, grafts using scaffolds have their limitations such as auto-immune rejection, additional scarring, and the risk of infection.

17 Dec 2019

New Electronic Biosensor Powers Itself Using Glucose in Bodily Fluids

Researchers from KAUST have created an electronic biosensor that is powered by the glucose present in bodily fluids. The device couples an electron-transporting polymer with an enzyme that derives electrons from its reaction with glucose to power its circuitry.

17 Dec 2019