by Bruce Brown | January 20, 2020 | Enabling Tech
Sweat sensors that monitor biomarkers could be the secret sauce that differentiates fitness wearables. We’ve written about sweat-sensing technology often, including stretchable sweat sensors developed by scientists at the University of Glasgow School of...
by Bruce Brown | January 30, 2019 | Health
Wearable skin patches with microfluidic sensors can monitor various biometrics from sweat. Professor John Rogers from Northwestern University’s Center for Bio-Integrated Electronics is one of the leaders in the field. Last year we wrote about Rogers’ work...
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by Bruce Brown | June 2, 2017 | Enabling Tech, General News
Tattoos and body art offer intriguing possibilities for health tech wearables. We’ve written previously about tattoo stickers used to measure blood glucose and check vital signs. Rotex introduced a tattoo sensor at CES 2017 and temporary tattoos to check...
by Bruce Brown | July 19, 2016 | General News, Medical
After an operation, healthcare professionals, patients, and family and friends all want to know how you’re doing in recovery. Wouldn’t it be great to be able to say, “Gee, I think it’s coming along fine, but let me check with my sutures”?...
by Bruce Brown | May 12, 2016 | Enabling Tech, General News, Medical
We’ve had antibacterial soaps since 1984, according to VisionLaunch, and since then their use has been so common that some experts warn against its overuse. It could lead to new strains of bacteria that are resistant to the soaps. As with antibiotics, too...
