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Your Smartphone Knows If You’re Smoking, Wants to Help You Quit
It's no secret that smoking is a major life-shortener and can lead to accelerated aging and early death. In fact,…
Cow Breathalyzers Measure Flatulence (and methane emissions)
Cows are always on the move, which makes it difficult to track just how much methane they're giving off.
Piezoelectrics are the new gymnasts in healthcare sensors
Healthcare electronics is rapidly deploying for wellness, electroceuticals, intrusive medical procedures and more,…
Treating Bladder Problems With Tiny, Implantable Devices
Overactive bladder, pain, burning and a frequent need to urinate are common and distressing problems. Over the past…
Collaboration on the design of a next-generation X-ray sensor
The collaboration on the design and the development of a next-generation X-ray sensor has been announced by Trophy,…
Electronic skin patches: beyond medtech
Electronic skin patches are a technology with great potential, largely within the healthcare sector. This is…
Wearable sensors in healthcare
By 2050, there will be around 83.7 million senior citizens in the United States, increasing rapidly from 49.2…
Wrist-worn platform for monitoring ECG, heart rate and temperature
Designers seeking to enable continuous monitoring of various health parameters can now quickly create highly…
Paper test detects false or substandard antibiotics
Antibiotics – medicines that treat bacterial infections – have saved millions of lives worldwide since their…
Smart wristband could monitor environmental exposures
Rutgers University–New Brunswick engineers have created a smart wristband with a wireless connection to smartphones…