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Joshua Shavit

Breakthrough low-cost depth sensor records the level of rivers

Researchers at University of Bonn have developed a method that allows the water level of rivers to be monitored around the clock.

JJ Shavit

A self-powered ingestible sensor will revolutionize gut health

Engineering researchers have developed a battery-free, pill-shaped ingestible biosensing system designed to provide continuous monitoring.

JJ Shavit

Breakthrough technology measures glucose levels without drawing blood

This is a revolutionary, non-invasive technique for testing blood glucose levels, using electromagnetic (EM)-wave-based glucose sensor.

JJ Shavit

Researchers develop a cure for diabetes using ultrasound

Are we moving closer to the day when diabetes is no longer monitored and managed with blood sugar tests, insulin or drug treatments.

JJ Shavit

Blood Pressure E-Tattoo Promises Continuous, Mobile Monitoring

Researchers have developed an electronic tattoo that can deliver continuous blood pressure measurements at an extremely accurate level.

JJ Shavit

Computer display creates colors out of gold and DNA

People say there’s a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow, but a new technology is turning that idea on its head – using particles of gold.

JJ Shavit

This is how your brain focuses and learns new tasks

Neuroscientists have unlocked the mechanisms behind performance monitoring, which gives people the ability to learn from their successes.

JJ Shavit

‘Smart dressings’ both stimulate tissue repair and report on the body’s healing processes

Dressings fail to heal over 40% of leg and foot ulcers within six months and 28% of such wounds persist for for over a year.

JJ Shavit

Unique folding design leads to heart sensor with smaller profile

Drawing on the Japanese art of kirigami to contour to the human body to better detect electrocardiographic signals.

JJ Shavit

Researchers develop first-of-its-kind wearable, noninvasive blood sugar monitor

Presently, people with diabetes must collect blood samples or use sensors embedded under the skin to measure their blood sugar levels.