New wearable assistive device to ​improve perception and confidence in moving around

VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland has developed a wearable assistive device for the visually impaired, which enables them to sense their environment and move around more safely. The device, which is worn like a heart rate monitor, has been clinically tested. The device functions on the basis of a radar system developed by VTT. Read more about New wearable assistive device to ​improve perception and confidence in moving around[…]

Avoid stress with a new blood-flow sensor from Kyocera

Kyocera Corporation (NYSE:KYO)(TOKYO:6971) announced that it has developed one of the smallest known optical blood-flow sensors, which measures the volume of blood flow in subcutaneous tissue. With the sensor, Kyocera is researching a variety of mobile health (mHealth) applications such as monitoring stress levels or preventing dehydration, heatstroke and altitude sickness by studying trends or changes Read more about Avoid stress with a new blood-flow sensor from Kyocera[…]

BioStamp® technology platform to deliver wearable sensors that flex, bend and stretch to match the properties of the human body

MC10, Inc. unveiled the BioStamp Research Connect System (BioStampRC™), providing researchers with an end to end solution for seamlessly gathering physiological data. Flexible body-worn sensors enable study subjects to move comfortably through regular activities in clinical or remote settings, simultaneously reducing observation error and improving data capture. The BioStampRC system is the first fully-integrated solution that Read more about BioStamp® technology platform to deliver wearable sensors that flex, bend and stretch to match the properties of the human body[…]