Wearable Technology

Fall-in-progress technology deploys airbag protection around the hip, immediately prior to impact, in order to reduce hip impact, automatically and within a fraction of a second.

Researchers have developed a new method that uses plasma to print nanomaterials onto a 3-D object or flexible surface, such as paper or cloth.

Nanomedical Diagnostics Inc. (Nanomed) was established in 2013 in California, USA. They are commercialising graphene-based medical sensors. This is a profile update covering their latest activities.

IDTechEx are hosting a free webinar on Thursday 14th April 2016. Conductive Inks Business: Everything is Changing.

Carrots and apples not only taste different. They make distinct sounds when chewed.

Video interview with NthDegree at the Printed Electronics USA event.

Scientists in Korea have developed wearable, graphene-coated fabrics that can detect dangerous gases present in the air, alerting the wearer by turning on an LED light.

Researchers have devised a synthetic patch filled with natural beta cells that can secrete doses of insulin to control blood sugar levels on demand with no risk of inducing hypoglycemia.

The conductive inks and paste business will generate a demand of 1800 tonnes. IDTechEx Research forecasts that this will grow to 2200 by 2026. This business has come alive again and is now a business where literally everything is changing.

The potential of adaptive lacing for the athlete is huge as it would provide tailored-to-the-moment custom fit.

A really strong theme of 2016FLEX was applications in wearable technologies, and in particular in health monitoring. This article summarizes some of the key announcements and progress being made in this area.

IDTechEx are hosting a free webinar on Tuesday 5 April 2016. Webinar Title: Smartglasses Teardown: Enabling Technologies for Eye-Worn Computing.

Research suggests that the presence of abnormal cells generates more blood supply, resulting in a change in the temperature of the breasts. Through infrared sensors which determine the temperature difference in both breasts, it is possible to detect abnormal tissues.

IDTechEx attended the Wearable Technology Show, at London's Excel Exhibition Centre on March 15th 2016. The following article describes some of the key technology and commercial progress updates from several of the players present at this event.

IDTechEx met with many existing and a couple of new contacts from the smart clothing space at the Wearable Technology Show, in London's Excel Exhibition Centre. Commercial momentum is growing very slowly in these spaces as players approach the markets for the first time, and the competition is beginning to heat up. This article summarises IDTechEx's learnings at the show.

Many of the most prominent examples of wearable technology today revolve around algorithms that take data from sensors such as IMUs and purpose it towards useful causes. As such, many companies have developed their own systems for making the most of this data. This article details some of the more recent examples of products that IDTechEx have seen at various events.

An amputee was able to feel smoothness and roughness in real-time with an artificial fingertip that was surgically connected to nerves in his upper arm.

This profile is focused on Ostendo's Quantum Photonic Imager (QPI) technology, its proprietary LED microdisplay, currently under development. Although still largely in stealth mode about its technology, some information has been made available about the company's QPI to IDTechEx analysts and in some display symposiums.

Dr Harry Zervos spoke to Sohyun Park, a hardware engineer with Verily, previously a division of Google X and now Alphabet's research organization that focuses on developing new technologies in life sciences.Sohyun discussed with Dr Zervos some of Verily's activities in smart contact lenses and smart glasses platform developments.

Europe's largest event on Wearable Technology, with over 225 speakers and 170 exhibitors, taking place in Berlin on April 27-28 will feature opening presentations highlighting the latest progress with wearable technology.