MIT engineers designed an adhesive patch that produces ultrasound images of the body. The stamp-sized device sticks to skin and can provide continuous ultrasound imaging of internal organs for 48 hours. Ultrasound…
Category: Gadgets
Your paper notebook could become your next tablet
Innovators from Purdue University hope their new technology can help transform paper sheets from a notebook into a music player interface and make food packaging interactive. Purdue engineers developed a simple printing…
Smart Ring allows writing with finger gestures
Smart technology keeps getting smaller. There are smartphones, smartwatches and now, smart rings, devices that allow someone to use simple finger gestures to control other technology. Researchers at the University of Washington…
Earbuds will measure Blood Pressure Soon
Valencell, a well-known wearables components-maker has announced the availability of the world’s first calibration-free blood pressure (BP) sensor system for integration in hearables and wearables. Soon we will be able to measure…
Scientists develop sensor to save children, pets left in vehicles
A small, inexpensive sensor could save lives by triggering an alarm when children or pets are left alone in vehicles. The new device, developed by researchers at the University of Waterloo, combines…