«Printed, flexible and rechargeable battery can
power wearable sensors.»
Not exact matches
«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.
The zinc batteries could be used to
power everything from
wearable sensors to solar cells and other kinds of electronics.
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.
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 near - zero -
power temperature
sensor could extend the battery life of
wearable or implantable devices that monitor body temperature, smart home monitoring systems, Internet of Things devices and environmental monitoring systems.
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.
«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.
The miniature solar panels could
power myriad personal devices —
wearable medical
sensors, smartwatches, even autofocusing contact lenses.
In terms of features, apart from the automatic climate control, push - button start, steering mounted audio controls, ARKAMYS Sound System, rear AC vent and rear parking
sensors with camera, the facelifted Creta also gets an electric sunroof, 6 - way
power adjustable driver's seat, wireless charger,
wearable «Smart Key Band» and cruise control.
These components will need to be designed specifically for
wearables, working alongside
sensor hubs that help reduce
power draw.
The team believes it will allow an «Internet of Things» reality «where household devices and
wearable sensors can communicate using Wi - Fi without worrying about
power.»
A new lightweight thermoelectric generator has been developed at NC State, which may be able to
power small health
sensors or other small
wearable devices.
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.
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.
Moving beyond the conventional mobile entertainment apps, Samsung has developed apps through Samsung Research Institute, Bangalore and other third party App developers with a mindset of leveraging the
power of a
wearable device such as the Gear S2 and its array of
sensors such as accelerometer, gyro
sensor, proximity
sensor, etc..
As well as
wearables devices, BLE allows Android apps to communicate with devices that have tighter
power requirements, such as proximity
sensors, heart rate monitors, and beacons.