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Soft, stretchy ‘jelly batteries’ inspired by electric eels.
Technology

Stretchy, self-healing ‘jelly batteries’ to power wearables, brain implants

Ashwini Sakharkar

Researchers from the University of Cambridge have created soft, stretchable 'jelly batteries' that could have various applications such as powering wearable devices and soft...

Thermal Earring
Invention

Thermal Earring: Smart earrings can monitor a person’s temperature

Amit Malewar

The earring outperformed a smartwatch.

microneedle-based sensor
Technology

New wearable sensor monitors last line of defense against antibiotic

Pranjal Malewar

Sandia sensor system can track antibiotic levels in real time.

Images of the nine interactive hand gestures in the study. Credit: Zhang et al., doi: 10.1117/1.JEI.30.6.063026
Technology

Improving the way computers recognize hand gestures

Amit Malewar

For efficient edge computing

3D-print medical-grade wearable devices
Technology

New 3D printed personalized wireless devices doesn’t need a charge

Ashwini Sakharkar

The new devices could mean massive improvements in the monitoring and treatment of diseases.

Flexible TRACE sensor patches can be placed on the skin to measure blood flow in superficial arteries.
Technology

Researchers invent flexible and highly reliable sensor for wearable health devices and robotic perception

Editorial Team

This novel e-skin, called TRACE, performs five times better than conventional soft materials.

With a novel layer to help the metallic components of the sensor bond, an international team of researchers printed sensors directly on human skin.
Technology

Printing sensors directly on human skin

Ashwini Sakharkar

An international team of researchers developed a novel technique to produce precise, high-performing biometric sensors.

Multifunctional e-glasses monitor health, protect eyes, control video game
Technology

Multifunctional e-glasses monitor health, protect eyes, control video game

Amit Malewar

Personal accessories, for example, glasses and watches that we usually carry in our everyday life, can yield essential data from the human body. Yet,...

The conformable garment ensures robust sensor-to-skin contact while keeping the clothing comfortable. A detachable wireless module allows you to easily charge and wash the garment. Image: MIT
Technology

Now, garments can directly monitor vital signs about health

Amit Malewar

MIT scientists have developed a sensor that can be attached to stretchy fabrics. The sensor-embedded garments, which are machine washable, can monitor vital signs...

Voice recognition technology
Invention

A flexible and wearable vibration sensor precisely recognize your voice

Ashwini Sakharkar

In recent years voice recognition has begun to become a much more affordable as it can be easily found on mobile phones these days....

The intraoral electronics with a sodium sensor is based on a breathable elastomeric membrane that resembles a dental retainer. The ultrathin device is flexible and stretchable, and can wirelessly transmit data up to 10 meters. (Credit: Rob Felt, Georgia Tech).
Technology

Flexible, wearable oral sodium sensor to enhance hypertension control

Amit Malewar

Hypertension can lead to increased blood pressure and heart complications. The main cause of this includes taking too much salt. To monitor salt intake, specialists at...

The Astounding World of Fashion and Technology Are Merging
Social Science

The Astounding World of Fashion and Technology Are Merging

Amit Malewar

Fashion, however, is an art that lives, occurring at all hours of the day. The fashion industry is the made-to-order one, often based on a limited...

Smart Bandage That Uses 5G Data to Track Your Health
Health

Smart Bandage That Uses 5G Data to Track Your Health

Amit Malewar

Previously Nasa scientists had come up with their electric bandage that rapidly heals wounds. The bandage was known by polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF). The bandage...

Face-Sensing Headsets Show Your Real Expressions In VR
Technology

Face-Sensing Headsets Show Your Real Expressions In VR

Amit Malewar

VR systems generate the realistic images, sounds and other sensations that replicate a real environment and provokes a user's physical presence in this environment....

New Speech Recognition Chip Saves 99% Power
Technology

New Speech Recognition Chip Saves 99% Power

Amit Malewar

Speech recognition is one of the fastest growing and commercially most promising applications of natural language technology. People with disabilities that prevent them from...

Wearable personal cloud graphic. Credit: Image courtesy of University of Alabama at Birmingham
Computing

New Form of Cloud Computing System: Wearable Cloud

Amit Malewar

Scientists from the University of Alabama at Birmingham are exploring a new form of a cloud computing system. It is the concept of a...

New Wearable device that could revolutionize Internet of things
Technology

New Wearable device that could revolutionize Internet of Things

Amit Malewar

As we know, wearable device technology taking place in various sectors. It is the technology in which electronic devices are embedded with smart sensors...

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