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Health monitoring

Stephen Burns stands with a high-precision ophthalmoscope capable of observing microscopic details in the back of the eye without distortion based on technology advanced at IU. Photo by Chris Meyer, Indiana University

Eye Scans May Reveal Early Signs of Major Diseases, NIH-Funded Research Shows

A toothpaste-based transistor is the latest innovation from the research team at the Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia in Milan.

Edible Electronics Advance: Toothpaste-Based Transistor Developed

Wrap monitors levels of glucose, lactate, vitamin C and levodopa in that same sweat.

Fingertip Wearable Monitors Health Using Sweat as Power Source

For the first time, computer science researchers have developed an approach that matches the performance of expert-scored polysomnography using heart data alone. Photo/iStock.

Heart-Monitoring Breakthrough Unveils Sleep Secrets from Home

Black strip of fibre is coated with MXene that allows the fabric to absorb sunlight and body heat and convert it to energy.

Solar-Powered Smart Fabric Heralds New Era in Wearable Tech

digital illustration of a mouse

Stress-free method weighs mice using computer vision

From Wearables to Swallowables: USC Engineering Researchers Create GPS-like Smart Pills with AI

Smart Pill with Wearable Tracking System Offers New Frontier in Gut Health Monitoring

Stretchable microneedle electrode arrays.

Sea Slugs Inspire Flexible Microneedle Electrodes for Seamless Health Monitoring

Mum who took part in pilot

Software can detect hidden and complex emotions in parents

The screen-printed, flexible sensors are attached to the earbuds on a flexible, stamp-like surface.

Earbuds Record Brain Activity and Exercise Levels

The tiny temperature implant is soft, flexible, and stretchable, conforming to the soft tissues of the kidney.

First device to monitor transplanted organs detects early signs of rejection

Compressing this soft material blocks a wide range of wavelengths, including visible light (left), and stretching it out lets them through (right).

Squid-inspired soft material is a switchable shield for light, heat, microwaves

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