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Researchers Develop New Health-Monitoring Sleepwear Named “Phyjamas”

Researchers predict that in the years to come, electronically active garments integrated with portable, unobtrusive devices to monitor respiratory rhythm and heart rate while asleep, for instance, will be clinically useful in health care.

13 Sep 2019

New Otoscope Enables Fast, Reliable Diagnosis of Middle-Ear Infection

Fraunhofer has developed an innovative ultrasound transducer that would soon provide a rapid and reliable method for diagnosing middle-ear infections.

4 Sep 2019

Stretchable Wireless Sensor Designed to Track Healing of Cerebral Aneurysms

An extremely small wireless sensor fixed in the blood vessels of the human brain could help clinicians assess the healing of aneurysms—bulges that can be fatal or cause serious harm if they burst.

30 Aug 2019

Hand-Held Device Integrated with Nanosensors can Predict Risk of Heart Problems

A new portable device that predicts heart failure based on saliva could aid countless prospective victims to take precautionary actions to prevent their fate.

27 Aug 2019

NEW Cross-Reference Tool for Quick Replacement Medical Oxygen Sensors

Analytical Industries released a new and easy to use on-line search tool enabling users of medical oxygen sensors to find an equivalent value-for money replacement medical oxygen sensor in just seconds.

From Analytical Industries Inc. 22 Aug 2019

New Wearable Sensors can Detect Electrolytes, Metabolites Present in Sweat

For those who hate needle pricks, a team of researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, are designing wearable skin sensors that can sense what is present in one’s sweat.

19 Aug 2019

New Wireless Sensor Detects Physiological Signals Emanating from the Skin

The protective function of the skin is generally taken for granted. Most often, humans ignore the other roles of the skin in signaling subtleties like a flush of embarrassment or a fluttering heart.

19 Aug 2019

Advanced Fall Detection and First Aid System for the Elderly

Smartphones, drones, and sensors could lend a helping hand to the world’s increasing elderly population at risk of falls, thereby decreasing global hospital costs.

13 Aug 2019

Wearable Motion Sensors Could Reduce Stillbirths

A milestone in any pregnancy is the thumping sound of a baby's heartbeat. At present, a team of scientists at Stevens Institute of Technology have formulated a method that could enable expectant parents to hear their baby's heartbeat continuously at home with a non-invasive and safe device.

8 Aug 2019

New Breath Communication System Could Pave Way for Wireless Body Networks

Human breath is said to carry a wealth of information. To harness that information, KAUST research scientist Osama Amin has teamed up with Basem Shihada and Mohamed-Slim Alouini from KAUST, and colleagues Sajid Ahmed and Maryam Khalid from Information Technology University, Pakistan.

5 Aug 2019