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POSTS TAGGED AS wearable device

Hearing Aids that Do Language Translation

November 20, 2018 | | Posted in Newsletter

Livio AI hearing aid
They say that things which sound too good to be true usually are untrue.  Whether that’s the [MORE]

Prototype for 3-D Printed Bionic Eye

October 30, 2018 | | Posted in Newsletter

Prototype for bionic eye
Following past success with bionic skin and a bionic ear, engineers at the University of Minnesota have [MORE]

A Wearable for Opioid Withdrawal

September 11, 2018 | | Posted in Newsletter

Drug Relief by DyAnsys
The market for solutions to opioid addiction is growing, to say the least.  One response to that [MORE]

Even Smarter Bandages

September 11, 2018 | | Posted in Newsletter

Smart bandage to monitor chronic wounds
pH is an important factor in wound healing.  Normally healing wounds have pH levels between [MORE]

A Tooth Sensor Measures Sugar, Salt and Alcohol Intake

June 12, 2018 | | Posted in Newsletter

Tooth Sensor
“Researchers at Tufts University have developed an amazing new sensor, only 2 millimeters on a side, that can be [MORE]

A Highly Accurate Stroke Detector

June 12, 2018 | | Posted in Newsletter

Cerebrotech Visor
Even within the so-called “golden hour,” stroke detection currently gets low marks. But a California company claims to have [MORE]

A Wearable to Detect Pneumonia

April 17, 2018 | | Posted in Newsletter

Smart Jacket Detects Pneumonia in Children
This piece is about a wearable stethoscope, in the form of a sensored jacket that [MORE]

Skin Patch for T2 Diabetics

February 27, 2018 | | Posted in Newsletter

Medicating Skin Patch
When a T2 diabetic’s glucose level rises, so too does acidity beneath the skin which can contribute to [MORE]

A Health “Snapshot” in Sweat

January 23, 2018 | | Posted in Newsletter

Portable System to Analyze Sweat
Swiss engineers have built a tiny (one centimeter squared) biomarker analyzer that uses sweat as its [MORE]

A Smart Watch for Monitoring Blood Pressure

January 2, 2018 | | Posted in Newsletter

Apple Smart Watch
We have seen “smart” watches before which claim a capability of monitoring blood pressure. Most have gone nowhere, [MORE]

The Sign Language Translator You Wear

September 19, 2017 | | Posted in Newsletter

Moxo Sensor mPath
The first part of this piece may give you the creeps; it’s about sensored “emototyping” for marketing research, [MORE]

Monitoring Biomarkers with a Contact Lens

May 30, 2017 | | Posted in Newsletter

Contact Sensor
Passive, continuous monitoring of biomarkers in body fluids holds great promise for making good health more achievable. This piece [MORE]

A Wearable Watch to Monitor Blood Pressure?

March 7, 2017 | | Posted in Newsletter

Wearable Blood Pressure Monitor
It seems like it ought to be easy—a wearable watch-like device that continuously monitors blood pressure. But [MORE]

Biomedical System-on-a-Chip for Wearables

November 1, 2016 | | Posted in Newsletter

IMEC Integrated System-on-a Chip
Belgian and Dutch engineers have used nanoelectronics to build an integrated sensor system-on-a-chip that can monitor a [MORE]