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…
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.
Heat-related illnesses cause more deaths than any other weather incident. Now, researchers are designing…
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.
Fever is one of the first symptoms of infection. Now, a new wearable combines core body temperature sensors with…
Fever is one of the first symptoms of infection. Now, a new wearable combines core body temperature sensors with Bluetooth connectivity for real-time health monitoring.
After 100 wash cycles, it was the fabric—not the electronics—that failed.
After 100 wash cycles, it was the fabric—not the electronics—that failed.
In the past, a major obstacle to e-skin technology was its power source. Now, a team at Caltech says they've found the…
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.
This New Product Brief (NPB) is part of a video series highlighting the features, applications, and technical specs of…
This New Product Brief (NPB) is part of a video series highlighting the features, applications, and technical specs of newly-released products.
A new Bluetooth wristband traces a person's contact with other wristband wearers, and if that person tests positive for…
A new Bluetooth wristband traces a person's contact with other wristband wearers, and if that person tests positive for COVID-19, other contacts are notified to quarantine. But does this new device cross the lines of privacy?
The secret sauce? Renesas' silicon-on-thin-buried-oxide (SOTB) process technology.
The secret sauce? Renesas' silicon-on-thin-buried-oxide (SOTB) process technology.
This New Product Brief (NPB) is part of a video series highlighting the features, applications, and technical specs of…
This New Product Brief (NPB) is part of a video series highlighting the features, applications, and technical specs of newly-released products.
Maxim claims their newest temperature sensor and heart-rate monitor are "lowest-power" with clinical-grade accuracy.
Maxim claims their newest temperature sensor and heart-rate monitor are "lowest-power" with clinical-grade accuracy.
Biometric-monitoring wearables are common for tracking everyday health—but can they monitor seizures?
Biometric-monitoring wearables are common for tracking everyday health—but can they monitor seizures?
The wearables market is by many measures still in its infancy, but many manufacturers continue to push wearable products…
The wearables market is by many measures still in its infancy, but many manufacturers continue to push wearable products into the market. How are component manufacturers involved in the wearable market and what are they currently producing?
What counts as an environmental sensor anyway? Check out some of the leading environmental sensors and what they measure.
What counts as an environmental sensor anyway? Check out some of the leading environmental sensors and what they measure.
Maxim Integrated just announced the second generation of its Health Sensor Platform, a development platform for designing…
Maxim Integrated just announced the second generation of its Health Sensor Platform, a development platform for designing wearable devices for remote biometric monitoring.
Catch up on some EE-related devices and programs: cars that monitor your health, VR systems that help test medical…
Catch up on some EE-related devices and programs: cars that monitor your health, VR systems that help test medical devices, and a wearable designed to help reduce hand tremors.
Highly integrated ICs such as the MAX30004 can help you to improve the performance and practicality of your wearable designs.
Highly integrated ICs such as the MAX30004 can help you to improve the performance and practicality of your wearable designs.
Just as we are finding more and more ways to attach devices to ourselves, we have now begun to attach them to animals,…
Just as we are finding more and more ways to attach devices to ourselves, we have now begun to attach them to animals, too, for a variety of reasons.
More wearables and accompanying apps are aiming to track emotional wellness.
More wearables and accompanying apps are aiming to track emotional wellness.
Tiny sensors the size of a grain of sand could allow brain-machine interface control of prosthetics and implantable wearable tech.
Tiny sensors the size of a grain of sand could allow brain-machine interface control of prosthetics and implantable wearable tech.
Maxim develops a platform for better measurement of static activities such as yoga using GSR sensors.
Maxim develops a platform for better measurement of static activities such as yoga using GSR sensors.
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