Designing Wearables for the Medical Industry With Meaningful and Long-Term Impact in Mind
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With medtech innovation on the rise, doctors and patients alike are turning to medical wearables to create more cutting-edge approaches to healthcare. And despite some public hesitation (largely due to their novelty), medical wearables have extensive benefits—and engineers are continuously conjuring ways to act on medical needs using the technology.
Energy Harvesting Wearable Used to Monitor Cardiovascular Health
https://makerv2.webteractive.co/blog/energy-harvesting-wearable-used-to-monitor-cardiovascular-health
A team from Purdue University has developed self-powered wearable triboelectric nanogenerators that help conserve mechanical energy and turn it into power. They can be used to monitor the wearer’s cardiovascular health.
Enhancing IoT and Wearables with the SensorTile Development Kit
https://makerv2.webteractive.co/blog/making-iot-and-wearable-sensing-accessible-with-stmicroelectronics-sensortile-development-kit
On May 7th, STMicroelectronics—Europe’s largest semiconductor manufacturer—announced its newest contribution to the IoT realm. Dubbed the SensorTile.box, a device that introduces users to wearable sensing and cloud-based data transmission.
Soldier Modernisation: How Wearable Electronics Are Designed for The Military
https://makerv2.webteractive.co/blog/soldier-modernisation-how-are-wearable-electronics-designed-for-the-military
Owing to the rapid rise and sustained adoption of wearable electronics in the military sector, the modern and future soldier may look similar to a character out of a video game. Armed forces of several nations are utilising body-worn protective gear that contain a wide range of sensors and electronic devices.
UC Berkeley Develops Wearable Sensors That Analyse Sweat Composition
https://makerv2.webteractive.co/blog/uc-berkley-develop-wearable-sensors-that-analyse-sweat-composition
A team of scientists at the University of California, Berkeley, is designing and developing wearable sensors that can detect what's in your sweat.
Sticker-Like Medical Wearable Provides Real-Time Data to Physicians for COVID-19 Monitoring
https://makerv2.webteractive.co/blog/sticker-like-medical-device-streams-data-to-physicians-for-covid-19-monitoring
The stamp-sized sticker device includes a suite of clinical-grade sensors to offer continuous, real-time COVID-19 monitoring.
Self-Healing Thermoelectric Material Enables Wearables to Be Perpetually Charged
https://makerv2.webteractive.co/blog/self-healing-thermoelectric-material-said-to-be-self-mending-and-capable-of-generating-electricity
A new stretchy, self-mending material is said to have the ability to utilize body heat to produce electricity, which in turn can be used to power wearable devices.
A Grain-Sized Sensor for Wearables or Drone-Based Use in Industrial Environments
https://makerv2.webteractive.co/blog/a-grain-sized-sensor-for-wearable-or-drone-based-use-in-industrial-environments
Scientists from General Electric's Research division in Niskayuna, New York, have made a breakthrough in the development of a grain-sized gas sensor design that claims high performance and precision.
Transformative Electronics Systems to Revolutionise Wearable Applications
https://makerv2.webteractive.co/blog/transformative-electronics-systems-to-revolutionise-wearable-applications
Researchers from the School of Electrical Engineering at KAIST (Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology) have created a multifunctional electronic platform that can mechanically transform its shape, flexibility, and stretchability.