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A Washable Smart Garment? Two Startups Innovate E-Textiles With Conductive Ink and Water-Proof Circuitry

After 100 wash cycles, it was the fabric—not the electronics—that failed.

May 06, 2020 by Gary Elinoff

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

When Does a Pandemic Overstep Privacy? A New Contact-Tracing Wristband Opens the Discussion

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?

April 04, 2020 by Robin Mitchell

Casio Tips Its Hat to Renesas for Its Battery-Less, Solar-Powered Smartwatch

The secret sauce? Renesas' silicon-on-thin-buried-oxide (SOTB) process technology.

March 19, 2020 by Gary Elinoff

TE Connectivity MS5840 Pressure Sensor | Tech Specs

This episode of Tech Specs is part of a video series highlighting the features, applications, and technical specs of newly-released products.

January 15, 2020 by TTI, Inc

ON Semiconductor LDO Regulator | New Product Brief

This New Product Brief (NPB) is part of a video series highlighting the features, applications, and technical specs of newly-released products.

November 20, 2019 by Mouser Electronics

Catch Up on Tiny Sensors: Bitty Accelerometer, Gas Sensor, and Biometric Sensor

Check out three tiny sensors for environment sensing and biometric monitoring applications.

January 19, 2019 by Robin Mitchell

Making Safer Implantable Medical Sensors: The Benefits and Challenges of Biodegradable Sensors

Imagine an implantable sensor that did not need to be removed because it degrades by itself over time. Meet the biodegradable sensor!

May 24, 2018 by Robin Mitchell