Wearables
Researchers at the University of Colorado Boulder are developing a wearable electronic device that's "really wearable"--a stretchy and fully-recyclable circuit board that's inspired by, and sticks onto, human skin. The team, led by Jianliang Xiao and Wei Zhang, describes its new "electronic skin" in a paper published today in the journal Science Advances. The device [...]
A UK tech firm is harnessing lighting control technology to measure and control the COVID-19 virus via wearable devices. Prolojik’s Proxima devices allow organisations from commercial workplaces to schools and universities to allow people to manage their own risk and exposure to the COVID virus through wearable technology in the form of a wristband or lanyard that [...]
A health tech firm has developed the industry’s thinnest dedicated sensor for blood oxygen saturation (SpO2) measurement. The breakthrough could help to advance the remote monitoring of vital signs within small consumer products such as earbuds, smart watches and wristbands, as well as to medical devices such as oximeters. The AS7038RB, developed by ams, could also be suitable for innovative [...]
A UK neuroscience firm has launched a new device which aims to combat feelings of worry and stress whilst boosting mental health and promoting the importance of wellbeing. The MindWatch Company, headquartered in Rothwell, Leeds, developed the tech-enabled wearable device as a solution to the UK’s lockdown blues. The mindfulness tool is designed to make [...]
