by Alfred Poor | June 18, 2015 | Enabling Tech
The dream system for monitoring a person’s biometric data is a network of always-on sensors distributed around the body, generating all sorts of useful data ranging from vital signs to the levels of different compounds in the blood or tissues. One of the keys to...
by Alfred Poor | June 16, 2015 | Health, Medical
A popular way to encourage the development of new wearable Health Tech devices is to hold a design contest. One of the latest is from Texas Instruments (TI), which calls on designers to come up with devices that make use of near-field communication (NFC) technology....
by Alfred Poor | June 5, 2015 | Medical
Imagine a diabetic who never had to do another finger prick to monitor blood glucose levels. Imagine being able to constantly monitor cholesterol levels in your blood. Researchers from EPFL in Switzerland have developed a chip with biosensors that can be embedded...
by Alfred Poor | May 15, 2015 | Enabling Tech
Obtaining biometric data from tissue samples is a key part of medical treatment, from accurate diagnosis of disease and other conditions, to the development of new drugs. Researchers at the Semiconductor Synthetic Biology (SSB) program at Georgia Tech have developed a...
by Alfred Poor | April 10, 2015 | Enabling Tech
One of the hotbeds for research on wearable technology is the Center for Advanced Self-Powered Systems of Integrated Sensors and Technologies (ASSIST) at North Carolina State University. The Center has received more than $11 million in funding from the National...