Cuff-Like Accuracy BP Sensor for Hearables from Valencell [video]

by Bruce Brown | February 4, 2020 | Enabling Tech

We’ve written about Valencell many times. The Raleigh, North Carolina-based company has a strong presence in biometric sensor development. To cite just a few instances, in 2016 we wrote about Valencell licensing hearable sensor patents to Samsung. We covered a...

Stretchable Battery [video]

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...

Harness Body Heat to Power Biosensors

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...

Novel Wearable Sensor Detects Sweat pH

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...

Humana Health Tech Hub Harnesses AI

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...

Haptic VR Gloves Add Major Platform Support

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...