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New low-cost thread used in wearable sensors
October 10, 2022 | What's New?
Researchers at Imperial College London have embedded new low-cost sensors designed to monitor breathing, heart rate and ammonia into t-shirts and face masks. The wearable sensors are spun from a new Imperial-developed thread called Pecotex, which is a polystyrene sulfonate-modified cotton conductiv…
Startup launches full-body VR Tracking Shoes
October 10, 2022 | What's New?
Manhattan, N.Y.-based virtual reality (VR) startup Surplex has recently launched a body-movement tracking system that requires nothing more than a pair of shoes. The insole of each shoes contains 240 pressure sensors that detect the changes in foot pressure that occur not only as the user walks, run…
Do-it-yourself medicine delivery with microneedle tattoos
September 26, 2022 | What's New?
Scientists at the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) have reported the development of a microneedle patch that can be self-administered and painlessly deposit a tattoo onto skin within minutes. The technology is initially proposed for simple human medical or animal uses, but a number of …
Flo Mask offers reusable protection
September 12, 2022 | What's New?
A new kind of reusable face mask promises to be light, comfortable, and as protective as commonly used disposable masks. Other reusable face masks, known as elastomeric respirators, do exist. Most people would be familiar with the two-chambered gas mask, for example, but that is not a design that co…
New mesh could prevent recurring shoulder injuries
September 12, 2022 | What's New?
An experimental graphene-infused mesh has been designed that could help prevent a recurrence of a rotator cuff injury. The University of Connecticut's Dr. Cato Laurencin says that surgical repairs are often only a short-term solution.
Auxetic Wear shoe adapts to the wearer’s foot
August 22, 2022 | What's New?
In a reinterpretation of classic shoe design, Berlin- and Munich-based design studio Wertel Oberfell’s Auxetic Wear introduces a 3D printed shoe that utilizes an auxetic structure to adapt itself to the ergonomics of its wearer’s foot. Combining traditional shoemaking with modern technology,…
MIT researchers improve precision sensing in wearables
August 22, 2022 | What's New?
Using a novel fabrication process, MIT researchers have produced smart textiles that snugly conform to the body so they can sense the wearer’s posture and motions.
Vest monitors its wearer’s lungs continuously
August 22, 2022 | What's New?
The lung function of patients with respiratory problems is typically monitored with a stethoscope, which requires a health care provider and usually a trip to a clinic. An experimental new vest, however, has been designed to monitor lung function continuously and reliably throughout the day.
Glove senses objects and attaches like an octopus
August 9, 2022 | What's New?
Humans aren't good at grasping things underwater, but new research reveals how nature could lend us a helping hand. Scientists at Virginia Tech have developed a glove for grasping things underwater with rubber suckers and a sophisticated sensing capability that mimics an octopus’s unique muscular …