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More accurate measurements of wearables

Researchers are aiming to improve wearables for medical applications and to enable the portable minicomputers to make more accurate measurements.

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Nano-thin piezoelectrics advance wearables

A new type of ultra-efficient, nano-thin material could advance self-powered electronics, wearable technologies and even deliver pacemakers powered by heart beats.

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Using activity trackers to distinguish COVID-19 from flu

By analyzing Fitbit data and self-reported symptoms, researchers analyzed trends in heart rate, step count, and symptom duration between patients with flu and those with COVID-19.

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Earable computing: A new research area in the making

CSL's Systems and Networking Research Group (SyNRG) is defining a new sub-area of mobile technology that they call "earable computing."

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Wearables use tiny fibers to track vitals

A shirt that monitors your blood pressure or a pair of socks that can keep track of your cholesterol levels might be just a few years away from becoming reality.

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Aerogel: the micro structural material of the future

In a research-first, scientists from Empa were able to 3D print stable well-shaped microstructures made from silica aerogels for use in biotechnology and precision engineering.

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Graphene sensors monitor food safety

Researchers are using high-resolution printing technology and the unique properties of graphene to make low-cost biosensors to monitor food safety and livestock health.

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Wearable devices set to diagnose preeclampsia or epilepsy

Transforming how common health conditions are diagnosed using point-of-care and wearable bio diagnostic devices is the goal of a new University of South Australia project.

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In-ear sensors to help in fight against COVID-19

Scientists plan to use high-tech biometric sensors for 24-hour monitoring of COVID-19 patients in home isolation.

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Wearable helps to manage mental health

Researchers are working to develop evidence-based services that will help manage students’ mental health.

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Wearable biosensors will get major sensitivity boost

Researchers describe a way to increase the sensitivity of biological detectors to the point where they can be used in mobile and wearable devices.

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3D printing helps form wearable sensor

Researchers have developed a highly sensitive wearable pressure sensor for health monitoring applications and early diagnosis of diseases.

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Artificial skin could help enhance rehabilitation

Scientists have developed a soft artificial skin that provides haptic feedback and has the potential to instantaneously adapt to a wearer’s movements.

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Activity trackers help manage diabetes

Patients with diabetes and cardiovascular disease who used wearable step-counting devices have shown small-to-medium improvements in physical activity.

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Wearable ‘microbrewery’ detects radiation damage

Researchers have engineered yeast "microbreweries" to help hospital lab workers better track their daily radiation exposure, enabling a faster assessment of tissue damage that could lead to cancer.

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Combining wearables and AI to predict the onset of health problems

A team found that applying artificial intelligence to the right combination of data retrieved from wearable technology may detect whether your health is failing.

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Wearables could help pregnant women detect health complications

Researchers are developing an app and wearable technology to enable pregnant women to use a smartphone to detect whether they have a condition that could lead to serious health complications for them or their unborn child.

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Ideal placement for armband to track vitals

Researchers took a step forward in the development of an armband that could track the heart’s electrical activity without requiring bulky wiring or sticky gel on the skin.

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From the wrist into the ear – the potential of hearables

A subset of wearables are the so-called hearables – in-ear devices that are well suited for long-term monitoring as they are non-invasive, inconspicuous and easy to fasten.

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Sustainable solution for wearable patches

Covestro has developed a concept for wearable smart patches in cooperation with its partner accensors.

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Microfluidic sensor rapidly measures lactate concentration

Scientists have developed a soft and nonirritating microfluidic sensor for the real-time measurement of lactate concentration in sweat.

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Sensor detects signs of burnout in sweat

Engineers have developed a wearable sensing chip that can measure the concentration of cortisol – the stress hormone – in human sweat.

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Monitoring your ZZZs - how sleep trackers perform

Researchers tested the efficacy of eight commercial sleep trackers. The result: you snooze, you lose – at least with with some of them.

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An all-in-one health monitor

Engineers have developed a skin patch that can continuously track blood pressure and heart rate while measuring the wearer’s levels of glucose as well as lactate.

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Using wearables to keep babies healthy

Researchers at the WVU School of Medicine explored how a wearable device called WHOOP could be used to monitor pregnant women’s resting heart rate and heart rate variability.

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Nanosensors could prevent infection

By embedding nanosensors in the fibers of a bandage, researchers have created a continuous, noninvasive way to detect and monitor an infection in a wound.

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Face mask sensor to detect COVID-19

Researchers are developing a color-changing test strip that can be stuck on a mask and used to detect SARS-CoV-2 in a user’s breath or saliva.

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Microneedles test for antibodies and biomarkers

Engineers have developed a microneedle patch that can be applied to the skin, capture a biomarker of interest and, thanks to its unprecedented sensitivity, allow clinicians to detect its presence.

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Smart tech broads horizons for people with quadriplegia

A system that uses flexible, breathable magnetic skin allows people with severe quadriplegia to move around and choose their surroundings.

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Wearable Electronics for cardiac monitoring

An inexpensive yet highly sensitive wearable sensor holds promise for detecting early COVID-19 symptoms and monitoring heart disease.

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Medical technology 2020 – a review

Covid-19 gave many of these predictions for 2020 an entirely new spin: while some of the hyped trends turned out to play only bit-parts others became box-office hits in the new normal.

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Ultra-thin sensitive strain sensors

Researchers have developed a new range of nanomaterial strain sensors that are 10 times more sensitive when measuring minute movements, compared to existing technology.

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Sense Glucose Earring for managing diabetes

A product design graduate has developed a discreet item of wearable technology that monitors blood sugar levels and delivers feedback in real-time.

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Wearable shines light on benefits of outdoor lighting

A device could help scientists better understand the health benefits of outdoor lighting and lead to wearables that could nudge users to get more outdoor time.

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VR applied to rehabilitation for stroke patients

VR-based rehabilitation programs are becoming an important complement to conventional motor therapy for stroke patients and individuals with neurodegenerative diseases.

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A touch-free vital signs monitor

Scientists have developed a technique that monitors a patient’s vital signs completely touch free.

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Micro-supercapacitors to self-power wearables

A stretchable system that can harvest energy from human breathing and motion for use in wearable health-monitoring devices may be possible.

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Smartwatch can detect early signs of illness

Researchers have developed a smartwatch app designed to alert users when their bodies show signs of fighting an infection, such as elevated heart rate.

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Wearable may signal you're developing COVID-19

A smart ring that generates continuous temperature data may foreshadow COVID-19, even in cases when infection is not suspected.

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The role of mhealth in monitoring Covid-19 patients

Researchers have examined how mobile technologies have been used in monitoring and mitigating the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic.

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E-skin has a strong future stretching ahead

A material that mimics human skin in strength, stretchability and sensitivity could be used to collect biological data in real time.

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More skin-like, e-skin that can feel

Researchers developed a multimodal ion-electronic skin that distinguishes temperature from mechanical stimuli.

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A pressure sensor at your fingertips

An ultrathin pressure sensor for the skin measures how fingers interact with objects to produce useful data for medical applications.

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Sensor for smart textiles survives hammers

An ultra-sensitive, resilient strain sensor that can be embedded in textiles and soft robotic systems survived being tested by a washing machine and a car.

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Graphene – the versatile wonder material

Graphene has a vast variety of practical applications in the creation of new materials. But what exactly is graphene and what makes it so special?

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E-skin: recyclable alternative to wearables?

A wearable electronic device that’s 'really wearable” - a stretchy and fully-recyclable circuit board - can heal itself, much like real skin.

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virtual.COMPAMED 2020 highlights the importance of suppliers

The supplier sector will showcase its expertise and innovative high-tech solutions for the medical technology industry.

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A flexible and highly reliable sensor

A novel e-skin, called TRACE, performs five times better than conventional soft materials. It is suitable for measuring blood flow for pulse diagnosis and helping robots to 'feel' the texture of surfaces.

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Quantum-dot transistors create a printable electronics

Researchers have created fundamental electronic building blocks out of tiny structures known as quantum dots and used them to assemble functional logic circuits.

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Step closer to high-performing wearable

The University of Surrey has unveiled a device with unique functionality that could signal the dawn of a new design philosophy for electronics, including next-generation wearables and eco-disposable sensors.

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Magic fibers: ‘smart fabrics’ can change color

Researchers are testing new ways to spin liquid crystals into fibers that could be used in camouflage clothing or to create cleaning wipes that can detect the presence of bacteria.

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Wearable sensor helps ALS patients communicate

Researchers have designed a skin-like device that can measure small facial movements in patients who have lost the ability to speak.

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Powering wearable sensors through human motion

Researchers have harvested kinetic energy that is produced by a person as they move around.

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Wearable pressure-sensitive devices

Scientists have devised solutions to the problems presented in constructing wearable pressure-sensitive sensors.

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Wearable sensors printed on skin without heat

Researchers have printed wearable sensors directly on human skin without the use of heat.

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3D printed transparent fibers can sense breath

Researchers used 3D printing techniques to make electronic fibres, each 100 times thinner than a human hair, creating sensors beyond the capabilities of conventional film-based devices.

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Wearable sensor for patients with inflammatory bowel disease

Researchers have designed a wearable device that monitors sweat for biomarkers that could signal flare-ups of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).

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Biosensors open up paths to treatments

Self-powered biosensors that could one day lead to wearable devices that do not need to be recharged, or even sensors that are powered by the very bodily process they are designed to monitor.

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Wearable technologies to make rehab more precise

New study explores using wearable technologies to develop precision rehab interventions in brain injury survivors.

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Patches detect when a viral disease is getting worse

Xsensio has been awarded CHF 1.8 million in EU funding to adapt its Lab-on-Skin sensing patches so that they can detect when a viral illness like the flu or COVID-19 is about to get worse.

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Diabetes: Painless paper patch test uses microneedles

Researchers have developed a microneedle patch for monitoring glucose levels using a paper sensor.

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Monitoring sleep positions for a healthy rest

Researchers have developed a wireless, private way to monitor a person’s sleep postures using reflected radio signals from a small device mounted on a bedroom wall.

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Withings’ wearable receives medical CE marking

Withings announced the European availability of ScanWatch after receiving the CE marking for medical devices.

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Electronic skin reacts to pain like human skin

Researchers have developed electronic artificial skin that reacts to pain just like real skin, opening the way to better prosthetics, smarter robotics and non-invasive alternatives to skin grafts.

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Catching Z’s, capturing data: DIY wearable

Researchers are creating a wearable electronics device that can read brain waves while allowing the wearer to easily drift off into the various stages of sleep.

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Wearable sensors made from microbial nanocellulose

Researchers have created a wearable sensor printed on microbial nanocellulose, a natural polymer.

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AI system for recognition of hand gestures

Scientists have developed an AI system that recognises hand gestures by combining skin-like electronics with computer vision.

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Robotics for everyone or only for the average person?

Exoskeletons are one technology with great potential - but is often developed for average people. So what about people who are small and thin, or tall and overweight?

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Smartwatch tracks medication levels to personalize treatments

Engineers have demonstrated that drug levels inside the body can be tracked in real time using a custom smartwatch that analyzes the chemicals found in sweat.

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Implantable transmitter for wireless biomedical devices

Scientists are working on inventions to use microchip technology in implantable devices and other wearable products such as smart watches to improve biomedical devices.

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Breakthrough in wearable monitors due to drawn-on-skin electronics

Researchers have developed a new form of electronics known as “drawn-on-skin electronics,” allowing multifunctional sensors and circuits to be drawn on the skin with an ink pen.

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Wearable sensor tracks biochemical data

Scientist are developing a patch that monitors the sweat of high performance athletes for medical information.

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Progress in capture of biosignals for EEG

New electrode technology and AI analytics solve challenges in neurological emergency, acute and intensive care medicine.

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Wearable offers new option for monitoring heart health

An invention may turn one of the most widely used materials for biomedical applications into wearable devices to help monitor heart health.

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Wearable EEG detects epileptic seizures

A consortium is developing a mobile neurosensing system suitable for everyday use that detects epileptic seizures automatically.

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Patients to draw their own biomedical sensors

Researchers have developed a way of using nothing but graphite pencils and office paper to create highly functional bioelectronic devices.

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Glove translates sign language into speech in real time

Bioengineers have designed a glove-like device that can translate American Sign Language into English speech in real time through a smartphone app.

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'Smart' bandages - a revolution in healing

On the 100th anniversary of the Band-Aid, Tufts engineer Sameer Sonkusale is working to make “smart” bandages.

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Wearables offer continuous monitoring for COVID-19

Researchers caution that consumer wearables are not sophisticated enough to monitor the complicated illness.

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Robotic textiles could enable new mechanotherapy

A new smart fabric that can be inflated and deflated by temperature-dependent liquid-vapor phase changes could enable a range of medical therapeutics.

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High-tech clothing: Wearable health

Thanks to a variety of smart technologies, high-tech clothing today is capable of analyzing body functions or actively optimizing the microclimate.

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Smart fabrics with bioactive inks monitor body

Researchers have developed biomaterial-based inks that respond to and quantify chemicals released from the body or in the surrounding environment by changing color.

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Smartwatch turns into biochemical monitoring system

Engineers have designed a thin adhesive film that could upgrade a consumer smartwatch into a powerful health monitoring system.

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Wearable monitors health using sweat

Researchers have developed a device to monitor health conditions in the body using a person’s sweat.

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A deep learning e-skin decodes complex human motion

A deep learning powered single-strained electronic skin sensor can capture human motion from a distance.

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Smart textile fibers measure wearer’s health

Researchers have developed electronic fibers that, when embedded in textiles, can collect a wealth of information about our bodies by measuring subtle and complex fabrics deformations.

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Smart ring detects COVID-19 early

According to new research, the Oura smart ring is indeed suitable for detecting COVID-19 infection up to three days before symptoms appear.

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Verifying and validating the clinical usefulness of wearables

Researchers have developed a framework that will help data scientists and other researchers use better digital health tools for clinical purposes.

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Wearable sensor tracks Vitamin C levels in sweat

Researchers have developed a wearable, non invasive Vitamin C sensor that could provide a new, highly personalized option for users to track their daily nutritional intake and dietary adherence.

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Printed tattoo electrodes measure brain signal

A researcher has developed ultra-light tattoo electrodes that are hardly noticeable on the skin and make long-term measurements of brain activity cheaper and easier.

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Necklace detects abnormal heart rhythm

A necklace which detects abnormal heart rhythm will be showcased for the first time on EHRA Essentials 4 You, a scientific platform of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC).

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Wearable tracks COVID-19 key symptoms

Researchers have developed a wearable device to catch early signs and symptoms associated with COVID-19 and to monitor patients as the illness progresses.

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Nutrition smart patch reduced diabetes risk

A wearable smart patch will deliver precision data to help people personalise their diets and reduce their risk of developing lifestyle-related chronic diseases like Type 2 diabetes.

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‘Breathable’ stretchable electronics for wearables

Researchers have created ultrathin, stretchable electronic material that is gas permeable, allowing the material to “breathe”.

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Smart contact lenses diagnose and treat diabetes

Researchers developed wirelessly driven ‘smart contact lens’ technology that can detect diabetes and further treat diabetic retinopathy just by wearing them.

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Sensors woven into a shirt can monitor vital signs

A way to incorporate electronic sensors into stretchy fabrics allows scientists to create shirts or other garments that could be used to monitor vital signs such as temperature, respiration, and heart rate.

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A wearable COVID-19 early warning system

A remote early warning system for the detection of COVID-19 symptoms among frontline medical staff is showing promising results.

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Wearable biosensors may pave the way for personalized health

Penn State engineers say computational power is key to technology for smart bandages, health tattoos and artificial organs.

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Wearable strain sensor uses light for monitoring

Researchers have developed a novel wearable strain sensor based on the modulation of optical transmittance of a carbon nanotube (CNT)-embedded elastomer.

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Smart insoles unlock the secrets of your sole

Researchers at Stevens Institute of Technology have developed an AI-powered, smart insole that instantly turns any shoe into a portable gait-analysis laboratory.

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3D printed sensor invented for wearables

Researchers have utilized 3D printing and nanotechnology to create a durable, flexible sensor for wearable devices to monitor everything from vital signs to athletic performance.

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Skin-mounted sensors monitor babies in the developing world

Researchers have developed a wireless monitoring system for newborn babies that can easily be implemented to provide clinical-grade care in nearly any setting.

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Fighting hand tremors with AI and robots

Researchers have tapped AI techniques to build an algorithmic model that will make the robots more accurate, faster, and safer when battling hand tremors.

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Sensor predicts worsening heart failure before hospitalization

A wearable sensor could help doctors remotely detect critical changes in heart failure patients days before a health crisis occurs and could prevent hospitalization.

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Smart contact lens sensor for eye health monitoring

Researchers have developed a "smart" contact lens that can show real-time changes in moisture and pressure by altering colors.

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A wearable monitor provides continuous blood pressure data

Researchers are developing a revolutionary, portable blood pressure monitoring device that provides data continuously to patients.

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Integrate micro chips for electronic skin

First fully integrated flexible electronics made of magnetic sensors and organic circuits opens the path towards the development of electronic skin.

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A wearable gas sensor for health monitoring

A highly sensitive wearable gas sensor for environmental and human health monitoring may soon become commercially available.

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“Band-aid” sensor patch monitors vital parameters

Researchers have developed a patch-based health diagnosis sensor system that is easily attached to skin, like a band aid.

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Skin-like sensors bring a human touch to wearable tech

Researchers have developed a super-stretchy, transparent and self-powering sensor that records the complex sensations of human skin.

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Wearable AC monitors vital data

Smart shirt includes health care applications such as the ability to monitor blood pressure, electrical activity of the heart and the level of skin hydration.

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Wearable sensor to help treat swallowing disorders

A wearable monitoring device to make treatments easier and more affordable for the millions of people with swallowing disorders is about to be released into the market.

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Nexkin: multiparametric monitoring shirt launched

Chronolife announced the launch of Nexkin, a washable smart T-shirt that monitors six key physiological parameters to enable prevention, risk reduction, and remote monitoring.

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One step closer to soft medical sensors

Bioengineers have found a way to create stretchy and squeezy soft sensing devices by bonding rubber to electrical components.

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Wearable sweat sensor detects Gout-causing compounds

Researchers describe a mass-producible wearable sensor that can monitor levels of metabolites and nutrients in a person's blood by analyzing their sweat.

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Nano-based wearable electronics for mental disorder diagnosis

NanoEDGE research project aims at converging production techniques for functionalized electrodes with expertise in nanomaterial fabrication and characterization.

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Wearables could help older people manage diabetes

Older people with diabetes would benefit from using wearable glucose monitors.

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Wireless oxygen sensor monitors sick infants

Researchers have created a mobile, wearable device the size of a Band-Aid could allow babies to leave the hospital and be monitored from home.

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Can ‘smart toilets’ be the next

Wearables are transforming the ability to monitor and improve health, but a decidedly low-tech commodity—the humble toilet—may have potential to outperform them all.

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ELSAH – A ‘Smart Patch’ to determine biomarkers

At the start of 2019 the EU project ELSAH began with the objective of designing a wearable within four years that enables the continuous determination of biomarker concentrations.

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AI system tracks tremors in Parkinson’s patients

Researchers have developed machine learning algorithms that, combined with wearable sensors, can continuously track tremor severity in Parkinson's patients.

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Wearables predict frailty, disability and death

Researchers analyzed patterns of movement among elderly study participants and found that irregular, spontaneous fluctuations could predict a person's risk of frailty, disability and death years later.

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Activity trackers provide key predictors of mortality

Researchers from Johns Hopkins Medicine show that wearable activity trackers are a reliable tool for predicting death risk in older adults.

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Kirigami inspires new method for wearable sensors

Researchers have developed a method of adopting kirigami architectures to help materials become more strain tolerant and more adaptable to movement.

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Wearable brain-machine interface could control a wheelchair

Combining new wearable electronics and a deep learning algorithm could help disabled people wirelessly interact with a computer.

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  • #research

Step trackers accurately predicting patient health

Researchers found that steps measured through wearable tracker can be used to estimate exercise capacity and determine the health status of patients.

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Microneedle biosensors detect patient antibiotic levels

Scientists have successfully used microneedle biosensors to accurately detect changes in antibiotic levels in the body, for the first time.

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‘Smart shirt’ proving itself on monitoring lung disease

A smart shirt that measures lung function by sensing movements in the chest has proven to be accurate when compared to traditional testing equipment.

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Smart insole monitors foot health for diabetic patients

The smart insole can be inserted into a sneaker or dress shoe to passively monitor the foot health of a person living with diabetes.

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  • #sensors
  • #MedTech

Printed electronics open way for personalized biosensors

The first demonstration of a fully print-in-place electronics technique is gentle enough to work on surfaces as delicate as human skin and paper.

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Sensors help predict outbursts in autistic kids

Sweating for science: researcher uses sweat monitors to predict behavioral issues in adolescents severely affected with autism.

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  • #wearables

Kirigami sensor patch could improve injury recovery

Scientists created a 3D printed a wearable kirigami sensor patch for shoulders that could improve injury recovery and athletic training.

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New transparent and graphene enabled wearables

Researchers have found a way to use graphene to make flexible photodetectors to measure heart rate, blood oxygen concentration, and breathing rate.

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  • #women's health

mhealth: health studies to benefit from Apple watch

During its latest keynote presentation, tech giant Apple announced cooperations for health studies. The latest model of their smartwatches are to be key in their execution.

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  • #prosthetics

E-glove makes prosthetics more humanlike

An electronic glove, or e-glove, can be worn over a prosthetic hand to provide humanlike softness, warmth, appearance and sensory perception.

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  • #sensors

Sensor could monitor healing of cerebral aneurysms

A wireless sensor small enough to be implanted in the blood vessels of the human brain could help clinicians evaluate the healing of aneurysms.

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  • #sensors
  • #dementia

Using mhealth for detecting atrial fibrillation

A new study highlights the feasible use of mhealth devices to help with the screening and detection of atrial fibrillation.

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Autism: Wearable reads signs of oncoming aggression

Researchers have created a wearable wrist device for people with autism that monitors physiological indicators such as heart rate, skin surface temperature, and perspiration of stress.

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Wireless sensors stick to the skin to track our health

Engineers have developed experimental stickers that pick up physiological signals emanating from the skin, then wirelessly beam these health readings to a receiver clipped onto clothing.

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  • #wearables
  • #sensors

Wearable sensors detect what’s in your sweat

Scientists have developed a new wearable sensors that can provide real-time measurements of sweat rate and electrolytes and metabolites in sweat.

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  • #brain

A wearable device for brain monitoring

Researchers have created a wearable technology that monitors brain activity and sends back data without benching a player or asking a trucker to pull over.

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  • #algorithm
  • #rehabilitation

Walk and run more easily with an exosuit

A versatile, portable exosuit that assists both walking and running highlights the potential for lightweight and non-restrictive wearable robots outside the lab.

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  • #rehabilitation
  • #robotics

Robotic neck brace improves functions of ALS patients

A comfortable brace incorporates both sensors and actuators to restore roughly 70% of the active range of motion.

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  • #infections
  • #smart textiles

Wearable turns away bacteria with your clothes

A new fabric innovation allows the wearer to control electronic devices through the clothing and keep the wearer safe from the latest virus that’s going around.

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  • #wearables
  • #sensors

An ultra-thin wearable device

Researchers reported the discovery of a multifunctional ultra-thin wearable electronic device that is imperceptible to the wearer.

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  • #tissue
  • #sensors

Wireless sensors are impacting prosthetics

Researchers have teamed up to develop wireless sensors to improve the performance of prosthetics for individuals with upper limb amputations.

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  • #monitoring

A wearable and stretchable health monitor

A wearable monitor built with stretchable electronics could allow long-term health monitoring of adults, babies and small children without concern for skin injury or allergic reactions.

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  • #medication

Wearable could deliver drug to reverse overdose

A wearable device that would automatically deliver an antidote upon detecting opioid overdose, buying time for emergency services to arrive.

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  • #sensors

Smart textiles boost connectivity between wearable sensors

Researchers have invented a completely new way for wearable devices to interconnect which enable easier health monitoring, medical interventions and human–machine interfaces.

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  • #tissue
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3D body mapping could identify damaged cells

A Purdue University team has come up with 3D body mapping technology to help treat organs and cells damaged by cancer and other medical issues.

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Digital twin for personalized therapies

Virtual doppelgangers could one day revolutionize medicine: Researchers are developing a digital twin, which should facilitate the development of personalized therapies.

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  • #smart tech

Smart wristband provides insights into wearers’ emotions

Researchers have developed a smart material that can help those with affective disorders, such as anxiety, bi-polar disorder and depression, to monitor their emotions.

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E-tattoo enables heart monitoring for days

Researchers have developed a wearable heart monitor which can assess heart health accurate, and uninterrupted over several days.

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Octopus-inspired wearable sensor

Water-resistant and skin-adhesive wearable electronics are using graphene fabric sensor with octopus-inspired microsuckers.

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Sensor-packed glove learns signatures of the human grasp

Wearing a sensor-packed glove while handling a variety of objects, researchers have compiled a massive dataset that enables an AI system to recognize objects through touch alone.

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Blood and sweat take training app to the next level

Researchers have have developed a multifaceted measuring technology that is able to detect a number of conditions in the human body.

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Smart pill bottle keeps drugs safe

Low-cost, stretchy sensors can be assembled inside the lid of a drug container to help monitor patient safety.

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  • #pediatrics

Wearable motion detectors identify motor deficits

Researchers found that wristwatch-like motion detectors can help identify in children signs of motor impairments that might otherwise be missed.

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  • #biotech

Wristbands do a health check while you work out

Nanotech-powered electrodes help solve the challenges of using sweat to assess biological conditions in real time.

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  • #bionics

Electronic sensors improve 3D printed prosthetics

Researchers have made inroads in integrating electronic sensors with personalized 3D printed prosthetics — a development that could one day lead to more affordable electric-powered prosthetics.

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  • #infections

‘Smart’ pajamas could help improve sleep

Researchers have developed pajamas embedded with self-powered sensors that provide unobtrusive and continuous monitoring of heartbeat, breathing and sleep posture.

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Wearable sensors help with wound healing process

Researchers have developed skin-inspired electronics to conform to the skin, allowing for long-term, high-performance, real-time wound monitoring in users.

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  • #smart tech
  • #digital health

Smart wristband alerts about dangerous health conditions

Researchers are developing a smart wrist-worn device for monitoring of atrial fibrillation – a condition, which if left untreated can lead to serious health complications and even death.

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Optical probe could improve breast cancer removal

Researchers have developed the first wearable probe that enhances the sense of touch by imaging and quantifying the elasticity of biological tissue.

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  • #sensors
  • #smartphone

Update Apple Heart Study: Wearables can detect aFib

The clinical trial to determine whether a smartwatch app that analyzes pulse-rate data can screen for a heart-rhythm disorder has enrolled more than 400,000 participants.

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  • #artificial intelligence

Hitachi and DFKI develop AI for sensor suits

AI technology for quantifying physical load and providing effective feedbacks using sensor suit devices.

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  • #laboratory

Sensing tool could detect Dengue fever earlier

Researchers from the University of Bath are developing a new tool for detecting the presence of Dengue fever early on, helping prevent people from suffering potential life-threatening complications.

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  • #medication

Wireless sensors monitor babies in NICU

Wireless body sensors could replace the tangle of wire-based sensors that currently monitor babies in hospitals’ NICU and pose a barrier to parent-baby cuddling and physical bonding.

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  • #wearables
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A smart orthosis for a stronger back

Researchers developed ErgoJack to relieve back strain and encourage workers to execute strenuous movements in a more ergonomic way

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  • #sensors
  • #ophthalmology

New AR cellular with eye-tracking glasses unveiled

Ocutrx Vision Technologies, LLC, a manufacturer of augmented reality (AR) glasses, announced a new, state-of-the-art design for the company’s flagship Oculenz AR Wear glasses.

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Sensors improve recovery for people with incomplete paraplegia

A biofeedback device that is wearable and connects to novel smartphone games may offer people with incomplete paraplegia a more self-controllable therapy to enhance their recovery.

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Graphene wearables for health monitoring

Using graphene, a company has developed a fitness band to measure heart rate, hydration, oxygen saturation, breathing rate and temperature.

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  • #pediatrics

Wearable respiration monitor built with children’s toy

Researchers have developed a wearable, disposable respiration monitor that provides high-fidelity readings on a continuous basis.

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  • #machine learning

Wearable robot enables disabled person to grasp objects

Scientists have developed a soft wearable hand robot that can aid the hand-disabled by using machine learning algorithm and sensory hardware.

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Paralyzed hand becomes functional again through exoskeleton

Researchers at the University of Stuttgart have built an exoskeleton with which the gripping ability of a paralyzed hand can be restored.

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  • #sensors
  • #research

Stress fractures and wearables: The mistake that could mean injuries

Stress fracture? Your foot hitting pavement wasn't the main problem. Engineer, NFL Players Association adviser find issue with running sensors.

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  • #surgery

A wireless biodegradable blood flow sensor

Transforming super-sensitive touch sensors, engineers and medical researchers build a way to wirelessly monitor blood flow after surgery.

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  • #virtual reality

A wearable soft sensor

Biocompatible sensor could be used in diagnostics, therapeutics, human-computer interfaces, and virtual reality.

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  • #research

Fitbits may be the answer to nurse fatigue

Activity trackers might lead to better outcomes for hospital patients — when nurses wear them.

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Ingestible capsule can be controlled wirelessly

Electronic pill can relay diagnostic information or release drugs in response to smartphone commands.

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  • #3D printing

3D printed glucose biosensors

Using 3D printing, researchers developed a glucose monitor with much better stability and sensitivity than those manufactured through traditional methods.

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EYEMATE sensor is a sentinel to watch over ocular pressure

The sensor system implant provides actionable information to optimize the therapy for patients afflicted with glaucoma.

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  • #MedTech

Tiny wearable device enables precision phototherapy

Smaller than an M&M and thinner than a credit card, device can optimize treatment of neonatal jaundice, skin diseases, seasonal affective disorder and reduce risk of sunburns and skin cancer.

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From TechGiants to HealthTechGiants?

Alphabet, Amazon, Apple and Microsoft are all building technologies that have the potential to transform the delivery of care. Here are some examples of BigTech's road into healthcare.

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SysteMD: A sensor for tracking mental health

Researchers have developed a system consisting of a number of different sensors that work together to analyze various physical parameters to help with screening, diagnosing, and monitoring mental health conditions.

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Motion sensors help to prevent falls

Motion sensors on the wrist evaluate the risk of falling for elderly people in everyday life – basis for better preventative measures.

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  • #sensors
  • #smart textiles

E-textile sensor could power wearable devices

Materials scientists have developed an alternative to batteries that could power wearable biosensors for health monitoring.

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  • #blood

Sensor monitors blood-oxygen levels through skin

A new flexible sensor developed by engineers can map blood-oxygen levels over large areas of skin, tissue and organs.

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Humanising wearable health technologies

Designer Leah Heiss considers her work as creating “emotional technologies”, i.e. wearable devices based on human-centred design principles. For her, empathy is everything!

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Skin sensor could improve life for hydrocephalus

A new wireless, Band-Aid-like sensor could revolutionize the way patients manage hydrocephalus.

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  • #gamification
  • #therapy

DigiPhobie: Treating arachnophobia with AR

Researchers are developing a digital therapy system that is designed to facilitate treatment of arachnophobia in the home environment and give sufferers a better sense of security.

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  • #diabetes

Shoe sensor may help to prevent injuries

Shoe sensors can show athletes, trainers where foot impacts are strongest to detect and correct inefficiencies in movement and reduce injuries, also can help diabetics avoid foot blisters.

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Simple stickers may save lives of heart patients

Researchers have created wearable electronic devices that can monitor the health status of patients at home after heart surgery.

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Spray coated tactile sensor for robots and prosthetics

Robots will be able to conduct a wide variety of tasks as well as humans if they can be given tactile sensing capabilities.

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  • #monitoring
  • #cardiology

A self-powered heart monitor taped to the skin

Scientists have developed a human-friendly, ultra-flexible organic sensor powered by sunlight, which acts as a self-powered heart monitor.

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Wireless pliable micro-batteries power wearables

Pliable micro-batteries adapt to the specific material and deliver the power for sensors to collect measurement data from our bodies.

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  • #diagnostics

Affordable wearable AI heart monitor

A Cambridge start-up has developed a low-cost next-generation wearable heart and cardiovascular function monitor which uses AI to diagnose heart rhythm and respiratory problems in real time.

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  • #cybersecurity
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AI and IoMT spur healthcare industry growth

AI, Big Data, wearables and sensor technologies are driving the growth of smart hospitals and assisting with the home healthcare sector.

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  • #digital twins
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Digital transformation: From sick care to proactive health care

“The digital transformation will make healthcare even more human. It will enable us to provide preventive and personalized healthcare,” says Prof. Dr. Koen Kas, Professor of Oncology at Ghent University, Belgium.

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Sensors in the shoe help with postural damage

Engineers use carbon nanotube composite coatings for novel sensors that could enable smart textiles.

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Multifunctional ‘smart bandage’ monitors physical signals

Multifunctional ‘smart bandage’ wirelessly monitors a variety of physical signals, from respiration, to body motion, to temperature, to eye movement, to heart and brain activity.

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Smart wristband monitors heart rates and physical activity

Engineers have created biosensor technology with a wireless connection to smartphones that will enable a new wave of personal health.

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  • #prosthetics
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Solar power could be future of wearable sensors

A new form of solar-powered supercapacitor could help make future wearable technologies lighter and more energy-efficient.

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  • #wearables
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Wearable device measures cortisol in sweat

By drawing in a bit of sweat, a patch developed in the lab of Alberto Salleo can reveal how much cortisol a person is producing. Cortisol is known as the stress hormone but is involved in many important physiological functions.

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Smart insole could detect an infection

Researchers are working on a smart insole that flags changes in a patient’s gait, activity level and balance, as well as monitors for the localized increase in heat that can reveal a building infection before the human eye can spot it.

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Ultrathin electronic tattoos may lead to next-gen wearables

Engineers have created robust, highly flеxible, tattoo-like circuits for the usе in wearаble cоmputing.

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  • #smart tech
  • #sensors

Smart bandages designed to tailor treatment for chronic wounds

A team of engineers has developed a prototype bandage designed to actively monitor the condition of chronic wounds.

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  • #bionics

"Smart" prosthetic ankle can adapt to rough terrain

Prosthetics for arms and legs have evolved from the rudimentary wooden appendages of just a few decades ago.

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  • #wearables
  • #sensors

Are “e-whiskers” the touchstone for the future of “e-skin”?

Resеarchers have created аrtificial "e-whiskers" which mimic thе prоpеrties of thе reаl thing.

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‘Smart lens’ monitors glucose and other medical conditions

New contact lenses allow to correct vision, monitor glucose and medical conditions.

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  • #sensors
  • #nanotechnology

Sensors open door to wearable medical diagnostic device

Scientists have designed tiny optical sensors that open the door to developing a wearable device that allows doctors to medically diagnose people's health in real time.

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  • #mhealth
  • #diagnostics

Wearable devices for early disease monitoring and diagnosis

Researchers have developed an integrated system for early diagnosis of diseases using wearable monitors.

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A highly elastic and ultrathin skin display

Researchers have developed a ultrathin, elastic display that fits snugly on the skin.

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  • #nanotechnology

Wearable oral sodium sensor could improve hypertension control

Researchers have developed a flexible and stretchable wireless sensing system designed to be comfortably worn in the mouth to measure the amount of sodium a person consumes.

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  • #mhealth

Garmin partakes in wearable study

Garmin and University of Kansas Medical Center are collaborating to better understand how wearables can assist in the detection and management of significant medical conditions.

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  • #blood
  • #diabetes

Bloodless revolution in diabetes monitoring

Scientists have created a non-invasive, adhesive patch, which promises the measurement of glucose levels through the skin without a finger-prick blood test.

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  • #wearables
  • #sensors
  • #monitoring

Tiny tooth-mounted sensors track what you eat

Wireless real-time monitoring could add precision to the linkage between diet and health.

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  • #sensors

The world’s smallest wearable device

The wafer-thin, feather-light sensor can fit on a fingernail and precisely measures a person’s exposure to UV light from the sun.

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