Sweat-Powered E-Skin Monitors Health

Sweat-Powered E-Skin Monitors Health

The range of potential skin patch applications in health monitoring is astounding. We’ve covered various skin patch technology developments for several years. In 2014, Alfred Poor wrote about collaboration at Northwestern University and the University of...
Curvy Smartwatch Has No Buttons [video]

Curvy Smartwatch Has No Buttons [video]

Wrist-worn devices including smartwatches and wristbands continue to lead the wearables market. According to the latest IDC Worldwide Quarterly Wearable Device Tracker report for the last quarter of 2019, Huami, the Chinese wearable company that makes the Mi Band for...
Crumpled Nanotubes Increase Supercap Capacity

Crumpled Nanotubes Increase Supercap Capacity

As the old joke goes, what do you call a device that stores a lot of energy in a very small space? You call it “a bomb.” Aside from blowing things up, storing more energy is an important goal in improving everything from wearable health tech devices to...
Wearable Pressure Sensors Monitor and Detect

Wearable Pressure Sensors Monitor and Detect

Wearables continue to take new forms and gain new features. Early wearable health tech devices were typically incorporated in wristbands, brooches, necklaces, or belts. Developments in skin patches and sensor-embedded garments have even greater potential for...