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Optimized Flexible Device Taps Heat Energy from the Body to Monitor Health

Engineers from North Carolina State University have developed a flexible device with the potential to tap heat energy from the human body and monitor health. The device outperforms all other flexible harvesters that make use of body heat as the only source of energy.

31 Jan 2020

Real-Life Electronic Nose to Detect Air Pollutants Could Soon be Available

A study by scientists from Oregon State University has reached a step closer to creating an electronic nose for detecting safety threats, monitoring air quality, and diagnosing diseases by quantifying gases in the breath of a patient.

31 Jan 2020

Highly Sensitive Gas Sensor for Monitoring Human Health and the Environment

According to scientists at Northeastern University and Penn State, a new wearable and highly sensitive gas sensor for monitoring human health and the environment may soon be available on the market.

17 Jan 2020

New Micromotors for Biosensors have Stable Structural Color for Multiplex Assays

Micromotors are defined as artificial microscale devices that convert externally provided energy or supplied fuels into kinetic energy, to achieve autonomous movement.

17 Jan 2020

Detecting Low Glucose Levels via ECG Using Non-Invasive Wearable Sensor

Scientists at the University of Warwick have developed a new technology that can be used to detect low glucose levels through ECG with the help of a non-invasive wearable sensor.

14 Jan 2020

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