Combining new classes of nanomembrane electrodes with flexible electronics and a deep learning algorithm could help disabled people wirelessly control an electric wheelchair, interact with a computer or operate a small robotic…
Tag: Wearables
Scientists create multifunctional ultra-thin wearable HMI Device
Wearable human-machine interfaces (HMI) devices can collect and store important health information about the wearer. They have benefited from advances in electronics, materials and mechanical designs. But current models still can be…
Smart Materials Wrist Band provides Real-time insight into wearers’ Emotions
Smart wearable technology that changes colour, heats up, squeezes or vibrates as your emotions are heightened has the potential to help people with affective disorders better control their feelings. Researchers from Lancaster…
Stretchable Biofuel Cells extract Energy from Sweat to power wearable devices
A team of engineers has developed stretchable fuel cells that extract energy from sweat and are capable of powering electronics, such as LEDs and Bluetooth radios. The biofuel cells generate 10 times…
MIT’s Kino provides Kinetic, “living” jewelry for dynamic fashion
MIT’s Kino project explores a dynamic future in which the accessories we wear are no longer static, but are instead mobile, living objects on the body. Engineered with the functionality of miniaturized…