What Possibly Could Go Wrong?

What Possibly Could Go Wrong?

The Law of Unintended Consequences lurks behind any new technology, sometimes revealing unforeseen benefits but more often resulting in some negative outcome. Wearable Health Tech devices are not immune to this effect, and given the nature of their missions, the...
Non-Invasive Glucose Monitor [video]

Non-Invasive Glucose Monitor [video]

There’s no sense in crying over spilt milk, but tears could hold the key to a continuous and non-invasive way to monitor glucose levels for patients with diabetes. The Dutch company NovioSense has created a tiny sensor that can measure glucose levels in tears,...
IDTechEx: Sweat Sensors Can Speed Healing

IDTechEx: Sweat Sensors Can Speed Healing

The IDTechEx conference was last week, but we’ve still got more great information from that event to cover here. For example, a presentation by Dr. Joshua Windmiller of Electrozyme explored the potential benefits of real-time sweat sensors. We’ve written...
Unlocking the Secrets of Sweat

Unlocking the Secrets of Sweat

An article in IEEE Spectrum describes work by researchers at the University of Cincinnati and the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratories. They started with the fact that signs of over-exertion and dehydration can be detected in a person’s sweat before the problem...