Wearable technology

Health Motion sensors perform better when attached to loose clothing

Loose fabric may improve motion tracking accuracy, reshaping wearable tech, medical monitoring, and robotics research.

Hannah Shavit-Weiner

Health ‘Smart Underwear’ sheds new light on just how often humans pass gas Joseph Shavit

Health How you turn while walking could signal Parkinson’s risk nearly 9 years in advance Mac Oliveau

Health Wireless implant sends information straight to the brain using light Shy Cohen

AI New soft armband uses AI to read gestures while you run Rebecca Shavit

Health Apps and wearables are quietly shaping healthier habits in young people Rebecca Shavit

Innovations UVA engineers develop a way for robots to walk on water Joseph Shavit

Health Real-time glucose and heart monitoring in a smart wearable device Mac Oliveau

Health Soft robotic wearable could transform stroke and ALS recovery Mac Oliveau

Health Wearable microneedle patch offers real-time diabetes tracking

Health Tiny electronic skin patch enables continuous blood pressure monitoring

Health New wearable sensor tracks body water hydration in real time

Health Smart bandage tracks and treats chronic wounds in real time

Health Tiny continuous glucose monitors can detect diabetes risk early

Space Flexible wearables revolutionize astronaut health monitoring in space

Health Stopping alcoholism gets smarter with smartwatches

Health Compact, wearable, artificial kidney revolutionizes kidney treatment