Sentences with phrase «for wearable sensors»

We very much hope that these washable, lightweight and stretchable organic photovoltaics will open a new avenue for use as a long - term power source system for wearable sensors and other devices.»

«This is the greatest tactile sensitivity that has ever been shown in humans,» said Darren Lipomi, a professor of nanoengineering and member of the Center for Wearable Sensors at the UC San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering, who led the interdisciplinary project with V. S. Ramachandran, director of the Center for Brain and Cognition and distinguished professor in the Department of Psychology at UC San Diego.

The researchers, led by Xuanhe Zhao, the Noyce Career Development Professor in MIT's Department of Mechanical Engineering, and Timothy Lu, associate professor of biological engineering and of electrical engineering and computer science, say that their technique can be used to fabricate «active» materials for wearable sensors and interactive displays.

«This is a significant step toward self - powered stretchable electronics,» said Joseph Wang, one of the paper's senior authors and a nanoengineering professor at the Jacobs School of Engineering at UC San Diego, where he directs the school's Center for Wearable Sensors.

Not exact matches

The Top 5 VC funding deals in Q3 2014 were the $ 70 million raise by DXY (Ting Ting Group), an online healthcare community for medical institutions and healthcare providers in China, from Tencent Holdings Limited, a provider of comprehensive internet services in China, followed by the $ 52 million raise by Proteus Digital Health, a developer of products and services integrating medicines with ingestible sensors, wearable sensors, mobile and cloud computing.

The device is a wearable sensor called Tempdrop which finds and records the basal body temperature for you, even if you are sleeping.

Nanoengineering professor Darren Lipomi is developing new «molecularly stretchable» electronic materials for applications in energy, biomedical devices, wearable sensors and consumer electronics.

Silver nanowires have drawn significant interest in recent years for use in many applications, ranging from prosthetic devices to wearable health sensors, due to their flexibility, stretchability and conductive properties.

The work also shows promise for other applications including displays and wearable sensors.

Versatile, light - weight materials that are both strong and resilient are crucial for the development of flexible electronics, such as bendable tablets and wearable sensors.

They will find use in wearable electronics, chemical sensors, skin for robots and innumerable other applications

In addition, «The team is also interested in testing these fibers for multifunctional applications, including batteries, solar cells, biofuel cells, and sensors for flexible and wearable optoelectronic systems,» Dai said.

Interesting applications for such a power detector include wearable THz sensors for healthcare and flexible THz detector arrays for high resolution interferometric imaging to be used in biomedical and security imaging, remote process control, material inspection and profiling and packaging inspection.

Zhenan Bao, a chemical engineer developing similar wearable health sensors at Stanford University in California, says that some key components such as batteries and processors do not yet have a flexible form suitable for skin patches.

«Having a wearable sweat sensor is really incredible because the metabolites and electrolytes measured by the Javey device are vitally important for the health and well - being of an individual,» said Brooks, a co-author on the study.

«Human sweat contains physiologically rich information, thus making it an attractive body fluid for non-invasive wearable sensors,» said study principal investigator Ali Javey, a UC Berkeley professor of electrical engineering and computer sciences.

Flexible thermoelectric devices are especially attractive for waste heat recovery along contoured surfaces and for energy harvesting applications to power sensors, biomedical devices and wearable electronics — an area experiencing exponential growth.

«Until now, sweat sensors have typically involved patches that are removed for subsequent chemical analysis by separate, non-wearable machines,» says John Rogers at the University of Illinois at Urbana — Champaign, who is also developing wearable electronics.

Expert insights into wearable sensors, big data analytics, and implanted devices for personalized medicine.

«The most exciting application is wearable sensors that can monitor health conditions, then sweat could generate enough power for a Bluetooth connection so that the results could be read straight from a smartphone,» says Mirella Di Lorenzo at the University of Bath, UK.

Yes, nanotechnology is becoming ubiquitous in our daily lives and has found its way into many commercial products, for example, strong, lightweight materials for better fuel economy; targeted drug delivery for safer and more effective cancer treatments; clean, accessible drinking water around the world; superfast computers with vast amounts of storage; self - cleaning surfaces; wearable health monitors; more efficient solar panels; safer food through packaging and monitoring; regrowth of skin, bone, and nerve cells for better medical outcomes; smart windows that lighten or darken to conserve energy; and nanotechnology - enabled concrete that dries more quickly and has sensors to detect stress or corrosion at the nanoscale in roads, bridges, and buildings.

The discovery opens up a host of possibilities for the development of wearable sensors from rubber, which could be used to monitor blood pressure, joint movement and respiration.

These components will need to be designed specifically for wearables, working alongside sensor hubs that help reduce power draw.

Solutions for sensor and other non-display applications are in development, enabling revolutionary design possibilities, set to transform existing markets such as wearable and mobile devices, signage, and automotive, as well as many others.

«We're also seeing a revolution in the development of sensor technology, whether it's lifestyle fitness management or the trend for wearables, I think we're on the cusp right now of seeing a huge number of these different sets of technology get down to the physical size and low cost where they're going to be very ubiquitous,» he continued.

A new wearable sensor technology that measures things like stance and force for sports also has the potential to harvest energy from waves, machinery or human movement.

Future applications for this RF harvesting technology could be to power other remote sensors, such as for smart home devices, as well as to provide power for fitness wearables and Beacon devices.

Sensors within the wearable component of the Bill - IT © bracelet also alert management if the user is attempting to remove the device, or if inactivity of the user for a determined period of time is detected.

Researchers have created a wearable tooth sensor for diet monitoring in hopes that it may one day assist in various health and diet - related studies.

Goodix, a premier developer and provider of fingerprint and touchscreen solutions for mobile phones, tablets and wearable, currently holds a diversified portfolio of fingerprint authentication solutions that provides excellent flexibility to suit the varying preferences from consumers and partners such as Innovative Biometric Solutions for Display, Live Finger DetectionTM, Invisible Fingerprint Sensor (IFSTM), Glass - covered and Coating button sensors.

About Goodix: Goodix, a premier developer and provider of fingerprint and touchscreen solutions for mobile phones, tablets and wearables, currently holds a diversified portfolio of fingerprint authentication solutions that provides excellent flexibility to suit the varying preferences from consumers and partners such as Live Finger Detection ™, Invisible Fingerprint Sensor (IFS ™), Glass - covered and Coating button sensors.

Goodix, a premier developer and provider of fingerprint and touchscreen solutions for mobile phones, tablets and wearables, currently holds a diversified portfolio of fingerprint authentication solutions that provides excellent flexibility to suit the varying preferences from consumers and partners such as Innovative Biometric Solutions for Display, Live Finger DetectionTM, Invisible Fingerprint Sensor (IFSTM), Glass - covered and Coating button sensors.

Current rumors suggest the Fitbit Blaze 2 will have many of the same features as the Fitbit Ionic, with the upcoming wearable said to run the same Fitbit OS software and have a relative SpO2 sensor, which would be able to monitor for sleep apnea.

«Ironically, smartphones collect considerably more data than today's wearables, because they have many more sensors, as well as rich applications which consumers use for all kinds of entertainment, communications and productivity purposes,» he told TechNewsWorld.

S Health is a very comprehensive fitness and health app that can work with the sensors on your smartphone without the need for a wearable device.

The second - generation wearable is considerably more comfortable to wear than the original, and features 11 sensors, everything from GPS to UV monitor and barometer, for the most accurate exercise tracking out there.

Namely, a rugged, outdoorsy design, made to resist 50 meter swims, drops and medium abuse, built - in GPS for constant location tracking, a large, almost surprisingly sharp 1.32 - inch Color TFT LCD screen with 320 x 300 pixels resolution, and all the sensors the wearable needs to keep up with your active life.

Developers will be able to developer their own custom card layouts, and to control data and actions betwixt the wearable device and the wearer's smartphone, as well as gathering data on sensors for real - time display if needed and, of course, enabling their app to utilize «Ok Google» voice actions.

There's no need for additional sensors or software to get the most out of this wearable bad boy, though the usual pair of motion controllers is likely to cost you extra.

The Chicago - based company explained that the small black bar hides multiple key sensors, while providing space for the LCD to fold underneath, to maintain the wearable's compact size.

The newly revealed wearable features the SpO2 sensor which Fitbit claims can provide you with detailed insights into your fitness activities, with the device itself also being water - resistant up to 50 meters, having GPS capabilities, and boasting standalone support for dynamic workout routines.

The wearables SDK will presumably be made for lower - grade hardware and tap into sensors found on smartwatches.

Inside the API collection for Google Fit for developers are the ability to manage data from health apps and hardware sensors inside wearables, smartphones, and tablets.

But detecting or monitoring sleep apnea might be more challenging than it seems for a consumer wearable company like Fitbit, and is more complicated than adding oxygen sensors to a watch and cranking data through algorithms.

That's okay because the Jawbone Up24 sensors for everything else are more accurate and customizable than its wearable peers.

When it comes to wearables, Efrati notes that KitKat will add support for key sensors such as geomagnetic rotation vectors, step detectors and step counters that will be important for smartwatches that come preloaded with fitness apps.

Some of the specs expected in the wearable include a built - in camera and sensors that the user can utilize for image, object and barcode recognition.