Wearable Technology

Researchers have developed low-cost chemical sensors, made from chemically altered carbon nanotubes, that enable smartphones or other wireless devices to detect trace amounts of toxic gases.

The core technology of iQmax is to combine fiber with electronics, offering a functional innovative product for use in apparel

It's tough to play video games when you have no fingers to push buttons on the controller.

IDTechEx are hosting a free webinar on Thursday 14 July 2016 titled Wearables: The Next Big Thing or the Next Big Disappointment?

The Bite Counter device is worn like a watch and tracks wrist motion during eating.

Video interview with Analog Devices at the IDTechEx Show! (27-28 April 2016 | Berlin, Germany).

Continuous glucose monitoring solution combines innovative, wearable technology with therapeutic and analytical expertise to help enhance the efficiency and quality of diabetes-focused clinical trials.

There is merit in looking at the use of wearable biosensors to detect whether opioid users stay focused on their rehabilitation programs.

Video interview with Tacterion at the IDTechEx Show! (27-28 April, 2016 | Berlin, Germany).

Researchers have shown that a carefully chosen blend of a small photoswitchable molecule and a semiconducting polymer can be used to fabricate high-performance memory devices that can be written and erased by light. Such multilevel optical memories have also been implemented on flexible substrates, paving the way to applications in wearable electronics, E-papers, and smart devices.

Scientists have made ultra-thin photovoltaics flexible enough to wrap around the average pencil. The bendy solar cells could power wearable electronics like fitness trackers and smart glasses.

Scientists are working to address heart failure issues by building wearable and weighing-scale-based ballistocardiogram technology for monitoring heart failure patients at home.

Video interview with Pauline Van Dongen at the IDTechEx Show! (27-28 April, 2016 | Berlin, Germany).

An ultrathin film that is both transparent and highly conductive to electric current has been produced by a cheap and simple method devised by an international team of nano materials researchers.

The unique new IDTechEx Research report, Microcontrollers and Single-board Computers 2016-2026, is the first to reveal the big picture developing from the close relationship between these devices. It provides newly researched forecasts leading to figures such as $300bn in 2026 for SBC alone.

IDTechEx are hosting a free webinar on Thursday 23 June 2016.

With end-stage kidney failure, patients require dialysis. This effective treatment is a time-consuming process that takes hours each week while a person is tethered to a machine that cleans their blood.

Advancements in electronics technology are enabling medical electronic equipment designed for faster diagnosis, improved patient quality of life, and new drug-based therapies.

Video interview with Hitatchi Europe at the IDTechEx Show! (27-28 April, 2016 | Berlin, Germany)

Researchers have demonstrated the first flat — or planar — lens that works highly efficiently within the visible spectrum of light, covering the whole range of colors from red to blue.