by Alfred Poor | October 2, 2017 | Enabling Tech, General News
Tiny sensors and printed electronics make it possible to create small, flexible, wearable Health Tech devices. These devices need electricity to operate, which means that they need a way to store the energy until needed. Most batteries are rigid devices, and often...
by Alfred Poor | April 14, 2017 | Enabling Tech, General News
As digital Health Tech devices become more powerful and versatile, they open up new ranges of applications. In addition to devices worn outside the body, implants can be used to monitor body functions, deliver chemical treatments to specific locations, and more. These...
by Alfred Poor | October 28, 2016 | Enabling Tech, General News
Almost all wearable Health Tech devices require some form of power in order to operate. For the vast majority, this power must be in the form of an electrical current. When it comes to delivering electricity to a device that is not plugged in, the most common solution...
by Alfred Poor | August 8, 2016 | Enabling Tech, General News
How do you power a wearable device? Most of them require electricity, which must be stored so that it is available when needed. But batteries are problematic. They can be bulky, rigid, and filled with messy liquids that can cause trouble if they leak. One promising...
by Alfred Poor | December 18, 2015 | Enabling Tech, General News
Wearable and mobile electronics all require one thing: electricity. Unfortunately, strapping on battery packs is not always a convenient solution. While energy harvesting has great promise for producing the power that we need, the problem of how to store it until...