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by Alfred Poor | August 20, 2019 | General News, Health
We’ve written about sweat sensors many times in the past. Researchers have good reasons to search for biometric data from sweat; the material is readily available and does not require invasive procedures to acquire. In addition to the familiar salts, sweat...
by Kimberly Houston | October 12, 2017 | General News, Health
Maybe you got a fitness tracker like Fitbit and were eager to begin tracking your activity, exercise, sleep, and weight to improve your health. But like many Americans, you found it inconvenient to use and no longer wear it much. Or perhaps you have health issues that...
by Alfred Poor | April 21, 2017 | General News, Health, Medical
The eyes may be the window to the soul, but a substance as prosaic as sweat could provide a way to measure a wide range of hidden activities going on in your body. We tend to think of sweat as salty water (if we think about it at all), but the fact is that it is a...
by Alfred Poor | January 31, 2017 | Enabling Tech, General News
Two of the big themes for wearable Health Tech these days are accuracy and lower power. Companies are raising the bar higher and higher on what is acceptable accuracy for wearable devices. And users want devices that last longer between charges, but at the same time...
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by Bruce Brown | January 28, 2016 | Enabling Tech, General News
The range of sensors used in Health Tech continues to broaden in the rapidly expanding Internet of Things. We already know measuring various elements in blood and reading electrical waves can tell a lot about individual health, but while still vital, those are old...
