by William McCleary | March 31, 2023 | Health, Medical
Where does the information about your health come from? Often, and increasingly, there’s self-generated data. Wearables — from fitness trackers to patches measuring bio-signals and more — collect a wealth of health-related data. In addition, healthcare providers often...
by Bruce Brown | December 12, 2022 | Enabling Tech
Self-powered wearable garments that double as digital sensors have several advantages over battery-powered devices, primarily because they don’t require batteries. Batteries typically are rigid structures and uncomfortable to wear. Batteries also need...
by William McCleary | September 26, 2022 | Enabling Tech
Yes, “zombie bacteria” is a real thing; it’s a phrase that was coined over a decade ago to label technically dead microbial bacteria that feeds on organic compounds. For the world of wearables, what these proteobacteria consume is less compelling...
by William McCleary | September 21, 2022 | Enabling Tech
Smaller and much cheaper to produce. That’s what researchers at the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Hong Kong (HKU) are saying about their new coin-sized biosensing system that reads the body’s electrochemical signals. Intended for use in a...
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by William McCleary | August 8, 2022 | Enabling Tech
If you’ve ever had an ultrasound, it most likely involved going to an office and getting slathered with warm gel before a clinician rubbed a probe over an area of your body. One day, and perhaps one day soon, that same technology may be possible using just a...
