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by Bruce Brown | January 30, 2020 | Enabling Tech
Wearable devices designed for continuous biometric monitoring pose unique challenges in terms of power sources. A solution must be durable, comfortable, and convenient. We’ve written about flexible, stretchable batteries that can conform to various shapes and...
by Bruce Brown | January 22, 2020 | Enabling Tech
We are fascinated by energy-harvesting technologies. When we read or hear about new continuous-monitoring biometric sensing wearables and medical implants, one of the first questions that come to mind is, “OK, but what’s the power source?” Frequent...
by Bruce Brown | January 20, 2020 | Enabling Tech
Sweat sensors that monitor biomarkers could be the secret sauce that differentiates fitness wearables. We’ve written about sweat-sensing technology often, including stretchable sweat sensors developed by scientists at the University of Glasgow School of...
by Bruce Brown | January 7, 2020 | Enabling Tech
Health insurance giant Humana underscored the significance of the role of digital health technology when it launched Humana Studio H in Boston’s Seaport District in 2018. At its conception, Studio H set out to foster tech development in provider workflow...
by Bruce Brown | December 30, 2019 | Enabling Tech
Wearables and prosthetics serve many functions in collecting data, enabling movement, and improving the wearer’s functional ability and overall quality of life. The ability to sense touch, however, is more than just additive; it can transform the wearer’s...
by Bruce Brown | December 26, 2019 | Enabling Tech
Wearable, implanted, and injectable tech devices can perform some amazing tasks, but most also require advances in miniature power sources. In previous posts, we wrote about various technologies for wearables and implants. Georgia Tech researchers created a device...
