Harvesting Solar Energy to Power Wearables

Harvesting Solar Energy to Power Wearables

Research into new power technologies for wearables continues on many fronts. With tech worn on the wrist, pinned to or integrated with garments, or embedded in prostheses, choosing the best power source can be tricky. We’ve written about innovative power tech...
E-Skin Market Report Cites Healthcare Adoption

E-Skin Market Report Cites Healthcare Adoption

Developments in electronic skin (e-skin) encompass a wide range of applications beyond healthcare. Healthcare e-skin implementations in the form of skin patch sensors, tactile sensors for prosthetics, and direct printed on-skin sensors apparently are just the start....
AI-Powered Digital Treatment of COPD Shows Promise

AI-Powered Digital Treatment of COPD Shows Promise

In 2016, 251 million people — or 3.4% of the Earth’s 7.4 billion population — suffered from COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease). COPD is a largely preventable ailment responsible for 5% of all deaths globally, according to WHO (World Health...
Smart Lighting Aims to Improve Your Sleep [video]

Smart Lighting Aims to Improve Your Sleep [video]

Interest in insufficient sleep has soared in recent years as people of all ages spend more time looking at digital device screens. New understandings of risk factors for Alzheimer’s disease including insufficient sleep have spurred increases in brain research,...