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A new kind of smart bandage may make treatment of these wounds easier, more effective, and less expensive. Unlike a typical bandage, which might only consist of layers of...
INSIDER: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Scientists have used a single-atom-thick nanomaterial to build a device that can simultaneously detect the presence of the viruses that cause COVID-19 and the flu — at much lower levels and...
Briefs: Wearables
R&D: Medical
Researchers have developed a smart contact lens by combining an IOP sensor and a flexible drug-delivery system to manage IOP measurement and medication administration. The wireless...
R&D: Medical
A new microfluidic device can detect the SARS-CoV-2 virus with high accuracy and speed, using a unique DNA/RNA duplex technology. The device can prove to be a game-changer in the fight against the...
R&D: Sensors/Data Acquisition
A new sensor could help workers in daycares, hospitals, and other settings provide more immediate care to their charges. The new sensor — so cheap and simple to produce that it can be...
R&D: Sensors/Data Acquisition
A synthetic biosensor that mimics properties found in cell membranes and provides an electronic readout of activity could lead to a better understanding of cell biology, development of new...
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Products: Medical
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INSIDER: Medical
A team of researchers has synthesized a new material that solves one of the most difficult problems in the quest to create wearable, unobtrusive sensitive sensors: the problem of...
INSIDER: Wearables
A contact lens prototype has been specifically designed to prevent contact lens-induced dry eye (CLIDE). The lens alleviates this condition by facilitating tear flow in response to normal eye...
INSIDER: Sensors/Data Acquisition
A wearable cardiac ultrasound imager can noninvasively capture real-time images of the human heart for an extended period of time. The patch, which is about the size of a postage stamp,...
INSIDER: Medical
A new biosensor chip that boasts an accurate and inexpensive design may increase accessibility to high-quality diagnostics. The biosensor identifies biomarkers by...
INSIDER: Medical
A novel microneedle patch can immediately stop bleeding after injury, including secondary, uncontrolled bleeding from a traumatic injury. The hemostatic microneedle technology can be...
INSIDER: Sensors/Data Acquisition
A new biosensor can be used to screen for Alzheimer’s disease and other diseases. The sensor works by detecting a particular type of small protein, in this case a cytokine known as Tumour...
Features: Wearables
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Products: Test & Measurement
R&D: Wearables
A surface-lighting microLED patch has been developed that inhibits UV-induced melanogenesis. The research team fabricated the skin-attachable surface-lighting microLED (SμLED, 4 × 4 cm2)...
R&D: Medical
Researchers have developed a portable sensor made of simple materials to detect heavy metals in sweat, which is easily sampled. The sensor is simple in terms of the materials used to make it and the...
R&D: Wearables
Made of graphene, a cuffless device is worn on the underside of the wrist and can measure blood pressure with comparable accuracy to a standard blood pressure cuff. While the technology is still...
R&D: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Researchers have developed a breakthrough handheld biosensor that enables quick and accurate detection of oral cancer. The biosensor consists of a sensor strip similar to a glucose...
Briefs: Medical
Features: Wearables
R&D: Medical
A novel wearable for infants provides reliable assessment of motor abilities during early development. The smart jumpsuit, called MAIJU (Motor Assessment of Infants with a Jumpsuit), is a...
R&D: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Researchers have developed a simple, yet effective approach for on-demand tactile sensing in minimally invasive surgery, overcoming a key limitation — the inability of surgeons to feel tissues during an...
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