Wearable Technology

Researchers who are working to develop wearable electronics have reached a milestone: They are able to embroider circuits into fabric with 0.1 mm precision—the perfect size to integrate electronic components such as sensors and computer memory devices into clothing.

KEMET Corporation and Novasentis Inc announced a collaboration to develop next generation Electro-Mechanical Polymer film based haptic actuators for wearable devices.

The selection of displays used in wearable technology today is both diverse and changing quickly. IDTechEx Research summarises the key trends in wearable displays, and details the latest progress towards the next generation of displays.

Samsung Electronics Australia has announced the creation of brainBAND, an innovative piece of wearable technology designed to facilitate research into concussion in sports.

Smart synthetic skins have the potential to allow robots to touch and sense what's around them, but keeping them powered up and highly sensitive at low cost has been a challenge.

Video interview with Firstbeat at the IDTechEx Wearable USA exhibition.

Using your skin as a touchscreen has been brought a step closer after UK scientists successfully created tactile sensations on the palm using ultrasound sent through the hand.

IDTechEx intereviewed Sam Kellett Jr., Chairman, CEO and co-founder of United Sciences about their work in 3D hole scanning for ear-based devices and also industrial use. This profile summarises their progress so far.

IDTechEx met with Brian Lee and Won-Bok Cho from Amotech in Seoul, Korea, in April 2016. During this meeting we discussed Amotech's offerings for the wearable technology industry, including their wireless power transfer solutions, connectivity, protection products and new developments around sensors and flexible batteries.

Dr Harry Zervos spoke to Mr Jim Bonar, CEO of mLED, and discussed with him the company's micro-LED technology, commercialization plans and target applications.

Video interview with DuPont at the IDTechEx Show!

Sensor development is driving the next generation of wearable devices, and this development is now going further than simply attaching sensors to devices that can be stuck on the body

Plants and trees soak up water in the soil by letting it vaporize through pores in the leaves. Scientists have now taken this principle to develop a sweat sensor through which the sweat itself flows at a steady rate and is analyzed.

Pfizer Inc and IBM have announced a first-of-its-kind research collaboration to develop innovative remote monitoring solutions aimed at transforming how clinicians deliver care to patients suffering from Parkinson's disease.

The product is a curved wearable device with a flexible OLED touch display.

The upcoming IDTechEx event in Europe will be an opportunity to learn about the innovative technologies that will disrupt the healthcare industry. This event will take place on 27-28 April 2016 at the Estrel in Berlin, Germany.

A presentation by ASSIST, winner of the IDTechEx Wearable USA 2015 award in the category of "Best New Material or Component Development" for "Wearable Silver Nanowire Dry Electrodes for Electrophysiological Sensing".

Through this innovative collaboration, Premera will provide Quell devices to selected employees with chronic pain.

Video interview with Claire Ortiz, CEO of Ortiz Industry at the IDTechEx Wearable USA event.

Rachel Gordon attended Semi-Therm in San Jose to learn about thermal management in a wide variety of devices and industries. This article describes TIM requirements for different application areas.