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Skin-Inspired Electronics Equipped with Gold Sensor Cables can Aid in Wound Healing Process

A novel skin-inspired electronics developed by a research team at Binghamton University, State University of New York, conforms easily to the skin and enables real-time, high-performance, and long-term wound monitoring in users.

3 Apr 2019

Pajamas Embedded with Self-Powered Sensors Enable Unobtrusive and Continuous Monitoring of Sleep

If anyone has ever imagined about getting a good night’s sleep, in the future, the solution may lie in data generated from one’s sleepwear.

2 Apr 2019

Transparent, Ultra-Sensitive Heat Sensor Shows Promise for Wound Healing, Electronic Skin, and Smart Buildings

A new, ultra-sensitive heat sensor created by researchers at the Laboratory of Organic Electronics is printable, flexible, and transparent. The outcomes hold promise for an array of applications, ranging from electronic skin and wound healing to smart buildings.

2 Apr 2019

New Implantable Sensor for Tracking Spike in Brain Chemical, Glutamate

Past studies have suggested that the chances of getting a horrible migraine will increase after a spinal cord injury, thanks to a chemical messenger present in the brain that spikes to toxic levels.

28 Mar 2019

Smart Wrist-Worn Device Designed to Alert About Risky Health Conditions

Although smart wristbands are widespread fashion accessories for tracking heart rate and physical activity, they are generally not advanced enough to deliver specific and accurate information regarding potential health issues of the wearer.

27 Mar 2019

Home Health Checks for Indoor Air Quality on Offer

Did you know, indoor air pollution can be five times worse in the home than outside? There are as many as 900 toxins that pollute indoor air, including Volatile Organic Compounds, found in perfumes, hair spray, cleaning agents, dry cleaning fluid, paints, lacquers, varnishes; and Formaldehyde, found in gas stoves, MDF, carpets and other furniture products.

From EnviroVent 26 Mar 2019

The Future of Stretchable Electronics

Stretchable electronics is emerging as a promising new technology for next-generation wearable devices, according to a review published in Science and Technology of Advanced Materials.

26 Mar 2019

Importance of Smart Speaker Technology in Hospital Medical Treatments Revealed

Smart speakers that are typically used in one’s living room can be set to serve as an aid to physicians in hospital operating rooms, according to new study presented at the Society of Interventional Radiology’s 2019 Annual Scientific Meeting.

25 Mar 2019

CardioMEMS Sensor Allows Real-Time Monitoring of Heart Failure and Reduces Hospitalizations

In the year after the placement of a CardioMEMS heart failure sensor—developed to wirelessly measure and track pulmonary artery pressures that can signal deteriorating heart failure—patients experienced a 58% decrease in hospitalization for heart failure, according to research presented at the American College of Cardiology’s 68th Annual Scientific Session.

19 Mar 2019

Sweat Holds the Most Promise for Noninvasive Testing, Concludes Study

Creating an innovative biosensor requires blood, sweat, and tears. And saliva, obviously. University of Cincinnati professor Jason Heikenfeld analyzed the capacity of these and other biofluids to check human health with small, portable sensors for the journal Nature Biotechnology.

18 Mar 2019