Tiny LEDs for Wearables

Tiny LEDs for Wearables

When it comes to designing wearable Health Tech devices, small is beautiful. In order to make wearables that “disappear” into our lives, everything needs to be made smaller, lighter, thinner, and last longer without recharging. (It’s best if they...
New Fabric Is Also the Sensor [video]

New Fabric Is Also the Sensor [video]

If you’ve ever had an injury where you needed to have a leg or an arm wrapped with an elastic compression bandage, you have probably experienced firsthand the biggest problem with this treatment. “Is that too tight? Is it too loose?” The person...
Vest Creates 3D Image of Heart Activity

Vest Creates 3D Image of Heart Activity

In science fiction movies, doctors of the future can just wave a handheld device to create live images of functioning organs hidden within a patient’s body. The future is getting closer; CardioInsight has created a one-time use vest that is part of a system that...
New Sensor Chip to Harvest Power [video]

New Sensor Chip to Harvest Power [video]

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...