First-of-their-kind wearable sensors continuously monitor health through body sounds
The ability to listen to the intricate symphony of sounds within the human body has long been a vital diagnostic tool.
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JD Shavit
- Nov 22
"Star Trek"-like communicator badge uses AI to reinvent the smartphone
The AI Pin offers users a seamless way to access a wide range of services through voice commands, touch gestures, or a laser projector.
JJ Shavit
- Oct 1
Ultra-thin, wearable sensor reinvents wireless continuous glucose monitoring
Researchers developed wearable tech to monitor health indicators as unique as glucose levels, using sweat as their primary detection medium
JJ Shavit
- Jun 30
The Rise of Wearable Robotic Arms and a Glimpse into a Cyborg Future
This is absolutely not a rival to human beings, but rather something that helps us do as we please, like a bicycle or an e-bike.
JJ Shavit
- May 23
Scientists develop the first fully integrated wearable system for life-saving heart monitoring
Scientists have successfully developed the world's first fully integrated wearable ultrasound system for deep-tissue monitoring.
JJ Shavit
- Apr 22
Groundbreaking wearable patch painlessly delivers drugs through the skin
Using ultrasonic waves that propel drug molecules into the skin, the patch could be used to treat a variety of skin conditions.
JJ Shavit
- Mar 13
Life-changing wrist device significantly reduces tics in Tourette syndrome
Wrist device designed to help control the symptoms of Tourette syndrome shows it significantly reduces the severity and frequency of tics.
JJ Shavit
- Mar 3
Breakthrough fabric solar cells can turn any surface into a power source
MIT engineers have developed ultralight fabric solar cells, thinner than hair, can quickly and easily turn any surface into a power source.
JJ Shavit
- Feb 27
Novel biosensor measures body sweat vapors to diagnose diseases
Using wearable sensors, a person's sweat production and characteristics can be monitored to gather information about their skin and health.
JJ Shavit
- Dec 19, 2022
Wearable skin patch can spot life-threatening conditions deep within the body
A team of researchers have developed an electronic patch that can monitor biomolecules in deep tissues, including hemoglobin.
JJ Shavit
- Dec 12, 2022
Groundbreaking wearable stickers can generate live images of a patient's organs
Ultrasound imaging is a safe and noninvasive window into the body’s workings, providing clinicians with live images of a patient’s organs
JJ Shavit
- Nov 29, 2022
Groundbreaking sensor can improve the lives of people with epilepsy
Developing a sensor system for quickly testing their saliva to see if they have the correct level of anti-epileptic medicine in their system
JJ Shavit
- Nov 14, 2022
New ‘smart tattoos’ revolutionize on-skin computing
The emergence of on-skin interfaces has created an opportunity for seamless, always-available on-body interactions.
JJ Shavit
- Oct 19, 2022
Wearable sensors styled into t-shirts and face masks
Imperial researchers have embedded new low-cost sensors that monitor breathing, heart rate, and ammonia into t-shirts and face masks.
JD Shavit
- Oct 1, 2022
How to maximize the results of your wearable health device
Research finds that people can achieve long-term health goals and establish healthy habits when coupling wearable health devices.
JD Shavit
- Sep 17, 2022
Electrospinning promises major improvements in wearable technology
Wearable technology has exploded in recent years spurred by advances in flexible sensors, transistors, energy storage, & harvesting devices.
JJ Shavit
- Sep 12, 2022
Introducing "Mr. Bah" -- the wearable robot preventing seniors from falling
Researchers have developed a wearable assistive robot that can detect and prevent a fall before it happens, reducing the risk of injury.
JJ Shavit
- Aug 24, 2022
MIT engineers manufacture a chip-free, wireless, electronic 'skin'
The device senses and wirelessly transmits signals related to pulse, sweat, and ultraviolet exposure, without bulky chips or batteries.
JJ Shavit
- Aug 8, 2022
Skin-like wearable device analyzes health data with artificial intelligence
It’s a brainy Band-Aid, a smart watch without the watch, and a leap forward for wearable health technologies.
JD Shavit
- Aug 5, 2022
Patented device measures temperature and other vital parameters from the ear canal
MedSENS consists of a probe about the size of an ear-plug, which contains innovative measuring sensors; the rescuer pushes it into the ear.
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