Wearable Technology

IDTechEx spoke to Jaehee Lee, Head of Product at NeoSensory. They have developed a series of products which provide haptic feedback based on the sounds in the user's environment.

TEGway are a company working with thermoelectric generator technology. The company was originally spun out based on work from a professor at KAIST in Korea. The company was founded in 2014, and employs around 10 staff in January 2020.

At CES 2020 VTT gave IDTechEx an update on their developments. Many prototypes were shown.

Screentec is a printer, integrator and converter working in printed electronics. The company has 32 people and in 2019 sales were approximately Euro 2.7 million, up from Euros 2.1m in 2018. They expect 2020 sales to be over 3 million Euros.

NthDegree manufactures revolutionary printed lights using micro LEDs.

IDTechEx visited the Teslasuit booth at CES 2020 and spoke to Alexandra Paramonova.

Researchers have developed a new type of smart contact lenses that can prevent dry eyes. The self-moisturising system, maintains a layer of fluid between the contact lens and the eye using a novel mechanism.

Researchers have developed a soft and stretchable battery that relies on a special type of plastic to store power more safely than the flammable formulations used in conventional batteries today.

Wearable electronics and other Internet of Things devices are rapidly growing in popularity, but their need for consistent power can place a high burden on users. One recently proposed solution is to generate electricity using heat from the human body, animals or other ambient sources, but typical emerging devices need to be up to an inch thick to harvest maximum results.

A highly sensitive wearable gas sensor for environmental and human health monitoring may soon become commercially available, according to researchers.

Human skin is a fascinating and multifunctional organ with unique properties originating from its flexible and compliant nature. It allows for interfacing with external physical environment through numerous receptors interconnected with the nervous system. Scientists have been trying to transfer these features to artificial skin for a long time, aiming at robotic applications.

There is dramatic change in some industries, with leading printed electronics vendors moving quickly to capitalize on the new sought after capabilities. These opportunities will be addressed at the Printed Electronics Europe exhibition and conference in Berlin on 13 - 14 May (register by 23 January to save 40%).

A new technology for detecting low glucose levels via ECG using a non-invasive wearable sensor, which with the latest Artificial Intelligence can detect hypoglycaemic events from raw ECG signals has been made by researchers.

Myant is on a mission to transform human connectedness. It has created the world's first platform in Textile Computing continuously and ambiently connecting people to their own bodies, to each other, and to the world.

Sweat, which contains a wide range of biochemical markers, can tell us a lot about our health. Variations in sweat pH can tell us whether our body is dehydrated and can aid the diagnosis of skin conditions such as dermatitis, acne and other skin infections. In diabetic patients, sweat pH may serve as a good indicator of other life-threatening conditions.

Holst Centre is an independent R&D centre that develops technologies for wireless autonomous sensor technologies and flexible electronics, in an open innovation setting and in dedicated research trajectories.

Proof-of-concept research points to wearable monitors' potential to offer low-cost, non-invasive way to detect this dangerous bone-marrow transplant complication.

More than half of Americans now track their daily activities with some kind of wearable device in an effort to stay healthy. In the future, so will most dairy cows.

Dispelix are a company that create waveguides for AR products. IDTechEx interviewed Dispelix's Co-founder and CEO Antti Sunnari and discussed the current position of the company.

Biliana K. is an Art/Tech Startup, that develops problem-solving technology and innovation regarding the Digital Art market.