Low-Power Motion Sensor Chip

Low-Power Motion Sensor Chip

One of the most important questions that just about any wearable Health Tech device can ask itself is “Where am I?” This simple question is key to so many important pieces of information: whether the wearer at motion or rest, how much distance has been...
New Rubber Material Makes Electricity

New Rubber Material Makes Electricity

Have you ever noticed that if you stretch a rubber band a bunch of times in a row, it gets warm? That’s an indication of energy being generated by the stretching of the material. What if it produced electricity instead of heat? That’s the focus of new...
Super-Thin Super-Caps to Power Wearables

Super-Thin Super-Caps to Power Wearables

A battery can hold a relatively large amount of power, but it releases it slowly and can take a long time to recharge. A capacitor can’t hold as much power, but it can recharge very quickly and can also provide a large amount of power in a short time if needed....
Hands-On with Mood-Altering Thync

Hands-On with Mood-Altering Thync

We’ve written about Thync here before: the device that aims to alter your mood by applying electrical charges to your head. It’s a fascinating product concept but it also raises a lot of questions, not the least of which is whether or not it actually works...
Cloth Generates Electricity as You Move

Cloth Generates Electricity as You Move

Digital electronic wearable Health Tech devices need electricity to work their magic. This generally requires the use of batteries that have to be recharged or replaced periodically. But what if you could do away with the batteries (or come up with a way to keep them...