Technology for creating 3D force and proximity sensors based on silicone, offering also the ability to customize shape and characteristcs. Key application is in collaborative robots
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Gallium-Indium-Tin is an interesting material for stretchable electronics. It can be formed into a non-toxic RoHS-compliant gel and applied to almost any substrate to form stretchable conductive metallizations and circuits.
Article #8 of Improving Lives with Digital Healthcare Series: Advancements in electronics have transformed the healthcare sector. The focus is on improving the experiences of users by utilizing cutting-edge technologies like advanced drug delivery systems, wearables, surgical robots, and more.
Article #7 of Improving Lives with Digital Healthcare Series: Real-time monitoring of multiple physiological health parameters can be an effective way of preventing and early diagnosis of several diseases.
Article #1 of Improving Lives with Digital Healthcare Series: Developing wearable devices for consumer and medical applications can come with different sets of challenges.
According to research from analyst GWI, while consumers still consider fitness tracking the leading reason for owning a wearable, nearly half of all owners also expect their wearable to monitor their health.
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In this episode, we talk about how exoskeleton technology is being leveraged to treat parkinsons and how a new approach for more efficient, personalized exoskeletons could be the catalyst for wide scale adaptation.
Inspired by the human ear, a new acoustic fabric converts audible sounds into electrical signals.
The Cornell startup specializes in creating soft, stretchable fiber-optic sensors that can be woven into clothing to recognize different types of touch.
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Research collaboration leads to a new way for smartwatch-like wrist-worn devices to better assess sleep apnea.
Designed for "energy neutral operation" of resource-constrained wearable devices, tinyMAN learns how to eke out the power available from an energy harvesting system to maximize utility without ever needing a manual charge.
Designed as a necklace-style wearable in a 3D-printed case, SpeeChin is capable of recognizing 54 English and 44 Chinese voice commands — even if the wearer never says anything out loud.
Designed around a novel DNA aptamer, this flexible sensor array can pick up your cortisol — and therefore stress — levels by sampling your sweat, and transmit readings to a nearby smartphone or other device for long-term tracking.
Taking its cues from the haunting electronic instrument, the MoCapaci project sews a theremin into a blazer to feed a deep-learning system with data for accurate gesture sensing and activity recognition.
In this episode, we talk about how a new wearable device can combat fatigue and how monitoring BAC via sweat can be a new use case for wearables.
