Sensor Unlocks the Secrets of Sweat

Sensor Unlocks the Secrets of Sweat

Is there any limit to the biodata attainable from sweat? Apparently not, at least that’s the implication from Caltech’s Cherng Department of Medical Engineering. Led by assistant professor Wei Gao, the Caltech team published a report explaining their...
CES 2021: Smart Patch Wins Best of Innovation Award

CES 2021: Smart Patch Wins Best of Innovation Award

CES 2021, the first all-digital version of the annual technology event will run January 11-14. We expect to read and hear about a multitude of new health and medical technologies. Technology we covered previously also is in the CEW 2021 news. BioIntellisense is a...
Enlisting Bacteria as 24/7 Biosensors

Enlisting Bacteria as 24/7 Biosensors

Harvesting host energy to power biosensors is an efficient way to keep wearables and injectables running, at least in theory. We wrote about recent work at ETRI on a thermoelectric module that generates energy to power sensors from human body heat. In 2019 we covered...