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Optical Sensors are the Key to Health-Monitoring Wearables—And Size is Critical

Optical sensors have made it big in the medical device industry. And with wearables taking on increasing roles for health monitoring, size is paramount.

3 days ago by Jake Hertz

Continuous Medical Monitoring Is Now a Reality With Sophisticated Smartwatch Circuitry

Smartwatches are increasingly used as medical devices. What's going on at the circuit level for these bio-metric wearables?

5 days ago by Nicholas St. John

How to Measure Gas Flow in a Mechanical Ventilator Using a Differential Pressure Sensor

In this article, we’ll look at another interesting application of pressure sensing in mechanical ventilation.

July 08, 2020 by Steve Arar

NASA Creates Open-Source Device to Prevent You from Touching Your Face

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, a team of engineers at NASA JPL has created PULSE, a pendant that will warn if you’re about to touch your face.

June 29, 2020 by Jake Hertz

Senova and ams Mobilize New Rapid Antibody Testing for COVID-19

One of the challenges of the pandemic has been testing delays. A new point-of-care antibody tester aims to change that.

June 18, 2020 by Tyler Charboneau

Powered by “Soft Transmission Lines,” a New E-Textile May Give Rise to Smart Hospital Bedsheets

Swiss researchers have employing liquid metal conductors and electrical reflectometry to create one giant sensor.

June 11, 2020 by Vanessa Samuel

The Essential Sensors Improving the Accuracy and Reliability of Surgical Robots

Although robots may one day be omnipresent in operating theatres, speaking to AAC, EU Automation’s Mark Howard says that we are still “years away” from seeing this.

June 03, 2020 by Luke James

Sensor-Embedded “Smart Socks” Help Patients With Diabetic Neuropathy

Patients with diabetic neuropathy often can't feel injuries on their feet, which can lead to ulcers and amputation. Siren's microsensor-embedded socks catch early signs of inflammation.

May 30, 2020 by Nicholas St. John

New Tech May Abate a Resurgence of COVID-19. But is it More Obtrusive Than Helpful?

As states begin reopening, new technologies are being instated to keep COVID-19 at bay. But where do we draw a line between public health and privacy?

May 28, 2020 by Gary Elinoff

Summer Months Usher In More Heatstrokes. A New pH-Measuring Sweat Sensor Detects Early Signs

Heat-related illnesses cause more deaths than any other weather incident. Now, researchers are designing biomonitors—some that measure pH in sweat—to detect early indicators of heatstroke.

May 27, 2020 by Gary Elinoff

Using Pressure Sensors to Adjust the Oxygen Concentration: An Electrical Engineer’s Intro to Mechanical Ventilation

In this article, we’ll look at additional applications of pressure sensors in mechanical ventilation.

May 08, 2020 by Steve Arar

First Molecular Electronic Chip “Revolutionizes” Disease Testing, Screens Many Diseases at Once from Portable Device

Inspired by a need for faster COVID-19 testing, two research groups have hit a breakthrough: a new CMOS biosensor chip that promises rapid, handheld DNA sequencing and viral/antibody testing.

May 07, 2020 by Gary Elinoff

Can a Vertically-Mounted Component Carrier Replace Flexible PCBs?

This week, HARTING announced their latest product innovation that they say redefines the word "carrier."

May 01, 2020 by Robin Mitchell

Powered by Human Sweat, A New Electronic Skin Can Send Biometrics via Bluetooth

In the past, a major obstacle to e-skin technology was its power source. Now, a team at Caltech says they've found the solution: human sweat.

April 27, 2020 by Gary Elinoff

An Engineer’s Introduction to Mechanical Ventilation

Learn about the basics of mechanical ventilation in terms of subsystems, control loops, and algorithms.

April 12, 2020 by Steve Arar

Silicon Labs Enters the NICU: the First IoT Feeding Device Cleared by the FDA Within 90 Days

Feeding babies isn't as easy as you might think. NFANT Labs and Silicon Labs have teamed up on a smart baby bottle outfitted with sensors that provide biofeedback in real-time.

April 02, 2020 by Cabe Atwell

AI Devices Are Helping Us Stay One Step Ahead of COVID-19

A number of companies are pumping out new edge AI technology—none of which explicitly state pandemic prediction or healthcare assistance as a use case. But with the overwhelming number of COVID-19 cases, might this new technology be used to that end?

March 25, 2020 by Gary Elinoff

Biosensor Sensitivity Enhanced Considerably by Moscow Institute Physicists

Moscow physicists may be closer to bringing to reality biosensors that are integrated into smartphones and other consumer electronics.

February 24, 2020 by Luke James

NXP Tacks On Near-field Communication to Two New Bluetooth MCUs

The QN9090 and QN9030 are Bluetooth low-energy (BLE) devices that integrate Arm Cortex-M4 CPUs.

January 29, 2020 by Gary Elinoff

Doppler Radar Module (24 GHz) from Fujitsu to Monitor Heart Rate Without Contact

The 3-channel device is built to simplify the design of non-contact motion detection products.

January 22, 2020 by Gary Elinoff