New research published today in the journal ACS Nano identifies a new type of sensor that can monitor body movements and could help revolutionise healthcare. Although body motion sensors alr... Read more
A new measuring system is enabling sleep monitoring in your own bed. A sensor is placed under the bed sheets, measuring e.g. heart rate, breathing, sleep quality and sleep length. The sleep... Read more
In the first couple days of its crowdfunding campaign, the Owlet baby monitor raises more than a third of its goal of $100,000. The monitor measures heart rate, oxygen levels, skin temp, sle... Read more
Engineers combine layers of flexible materials into pressure sensors to create a wearable heart monitor thinner than a dollar bill. The skin-like device could one day provide doctors with a... Read more
The three products–SCOUT, ScanaFlo, and ScanaFlu–will all be released by the end of 2013. No more searching the medicine cabinet for the thermometer or being worried that your bl... Read more
Children with anger issues show a drop in anger after playing ‘RAGE Control’ Children with serious anger problems can be helped by a simple video game that hones their ability to... Read more
Webcams can now spot which ads catch your gaze, read your mood and check your vital signs IMAGINE browsing a website when a saucy ad for lingerie catches your eye. You don’t click on it, mer... Read more
To measure their vital signs, users simply place their finger lightly against the phone’s camera lens Users of the Pulse Phone app may be justifiably impressed at the way in which it l... Read more
For many people, a key part of their personal health management routine involves monitoring their blood pressure and weight. Frequently going to get one’s blood pressure measured at a... Read more
OEM/ODM specialist Dayton Industrial is set to commence volume production of a low energy Bluetooth 4.0 heart-rate chest belt using Nordic Semiconductor’s new µBlue™ nRF8001 chip. That... Read more
Gone are the days when we simply used our mobile phones for calling people – now we can conduct our own ECGs. We’ve already seen iPhone and Android applications that can create ultrasound im... Read more
Image via Wikipedia Smart clothes could soon be helping their wearers cope with the stresses of modern life. The prototype garments monitor physiological states including temperature and hea... Read more