Manisha Mohan, an Indian scientist at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), has developed a sticker -
like wearable sensor that can detect sexual assault in real time and quickly alert nearby people as well as the victim's friends and family and emergency services of the assault.
Not exact matches
Nanotechnology Consumer Products Inventory now contains over 1,000 nanotechnology - enabled consumer products, reflecting the increasing use of tiny particles in everything from conventional products
like non-stick cookware and lighter, stronger tennis racquets, to more unique items such as
wearable sensors that monitor posture.
In the not - very - distant future, I believe
wearable sensors will be able to detect shifts in stress hormones
like cortisol and adrenaline in real time.
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.
The solar cells could be used in
wearable electronics, smart glasses, fabric or integrated into any lower power device that needs to be self - powered
like environmental
sensors placed in remote areas where it would be difficult to replace batteries or
sensors that monitor the health of bridges or buildings.
Aside from project Aloha, Building 8 is also working on a smart speaker without a display more akin to the original Amazon Echo, a 360 - degree camera, and exploring
wearable devices
like smart glasses and a
sensor - laden necklace, people with knowledge of the products said.
Optical heart rate
sensors have become increasingly popular with every wrist
wearable that acts
like it wants you to keep trim.
We have seen many Smart watches coming in to the market these days with many new features,
like the heart rate
sensors, Motion
sensors and much more, but have you seen a
wearable that will change your smart phone?
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.
The Sony SmartWatch 3 is a better connected device than most
wearables, as not only does it have the obligatory Bluetooth 4.0 along with common features
like ambient light
sensors, an accelerometer, a compass and a gyro, but also GPS and NFC.
Like the
wearables, the Galaxy S5 has a pulse rate
sensor — it's on the back, next to the camera LED — and it works with the phone's S Health 3.0 personal fitness tracker, logging heart activity, steps taken, what food you've eaten, and more.