Self-Correcting Smart Fabric Can Detect Motion and Texture [video]

by Amantha May | April 21, 2021 | Enabling Tech

Engineers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have developed a smart textile that stands out in the rush of new smart fabric solutions. The engineering team created a vest, socks, gloves, and a sleeve for a robot arm out of coaxial piezo-resistive...

New Tiny Implant Monitors Deep Tissue Oxygen Levels

by Amantha May | April 19, 2021 | Enabling Tech, Medical

A tiny wireless implant powered by ultrasound waves could allow contactless monitoring of organ and tissue transplants. Engineers at the University of California, Berkeley worked with physicians from the University of California, San Diego, to develop a sensor smaller...

Create Power While You Walk with a Clever Backpack

by Alfred Poor | April 14, 2021 | Enabling Tech, General News

You’ve spent a beautiful day hiking up and down mountain trails, and as you stop to set up camp for the night, you take off your backpack and plug your smartphone into it to recharge. Or you can use that electricity to power wearables or other health tech...

Free Power from a Flexible Patch

by Bruce Brown | April 9, 2021 | Enabling Tech

Engineers love a challenge, especially when they can conjure unique solutions. Researchers from the Penn State Department of Engineering Science and Mechanics leading an international team have developed a novel means to power wearables. Led by PSU Professor Larry...

For Facebook’s Neural Interface, It’s All in the Wrist [video]

by Amantha May | April 7, 2021 | Enabling Tech

Virtual reality glasses, such as Facebook’s Occulus, aren’t simply expensive toys. VR devices likely represent the future of computing, or at least a big chunk of that future. That’s why Facebook intends to get ahead of the game by developing a wearable that...

Pity the Lowly Battery, Destined to Wearables Museum Displays [video]

by Bruce Brown | April 6, 2021 | Enabling Tech

If I were a battery, I might wonder what I did wrong and why teams of scientists around the world are working hard to do away with me. Engineers developing technology that harvests energy from magnetism, body heat, yarn, the human knee, water, and even bacteria all...