Body-borne computers or wearables are miniature electronic devices that are worn by the bearer under, with or on top of clothing.
Awakening the Senses: How Haptic Solutions Elevate Mind-Body Awareness
Harnessing the Profound Connection: How Haptic Solutions Enhance the Body-Mind Connection In our journey to explore the intricate relationship between ...
The next-generation VR glove will make virtual worlds tangible
Together with EPFL and ETH Zurich colleagues, an Empa team is developing next-generation VR gloves that will make virtual worlds ...
Increased need for clinical-grade wearables
Patients with severe respiratory or lung diseases require intensive treatment and their lung function needs to be monitored on a ...
Wearable thermoelectric device that converts body heat to electricity
Wearable electronics, from health and fitness trackers to virtual reality headsets, are part of our everyday lives. But finding ways ...
Haptic feedback for custom fabricated multichannel bimodal soft robotic armband
Typing on a keyboard, pressing buttons on a remote control or braiding a child’s hair has remained elusive for prosthetic ...
A new sensor monitors in real time how stressed you are
Skoltech researchers have developed a prototype of a fluorescence-based sensor for continuous detection of cortisol concentrations in real time, which ...
Early warning system on COVID-19 and flu using wearables
Temperature data collected by wearable devices worn on the finger can be reliably used to detect the onset of fevers, ...
The challenge for electronic skin
What if we didn’t have skin? We would have no sense of touch, no detection of coldness or pain, leaving ...
Novel design and strategic use of materials for wearable biosensors
In recent years, the use of wearable sensing devices has become a part of people’s everyday lives. Devices such as ...
Wearable sensors printed directly on skin
Wearable sensors are evolving from watches and electrodes to bendable devices that provide far more precise biometric measurements and comfort ...
Learning Environments with Augmentation and Robotics for Next-gen Emergency Responders
What if you could provide emergency responders with technology that could not only potentially save lives, but make their work ...
A new haptic device which recreates the sense of touch
What if you could touch a loved one during a video call – particularly in today’s social distancing era of ...
Wearable battery for human body
Electronics are showing up everywhere: on our laps, in pockets and purses and, increasingly, snuggled up against our skin or ...
Haptic feedback through artificial skin to develop a fully wearable prototype
Just like our senses of hearing and vision, our sense of touch plays an important role in how we perceive ...
An ultrathin, mechanically imperceptible, and stretchable wearable electronic device
Wearable human-machine interfaces – devices that can collect and store important health information about the wearer, among other uses – ...
