Wearable Technology

What if you could wear something that would alert you when pollution, such as smog, is about to take its toll on your heart or lungs?

A sophisticated necklace can monitor food and drink intake, which could help wearers track and improve their dietary habits.

The iTBra contains wearable, comfortable intelligent breast patches which detect tiny circadian temperature changes within breast cells.

Breakthrough optical technology has led to the creation of a new generation of wearable technology.

Interactive haptic footwear guides users through vibrations.

IDTechEx joined around 100 delegates at the Sensors in Medicine 2015 event at the Royal Geographical Society on London's Exhibition Road. Two days of talks from companies, academics and physicians discussed the key trends around the topic, and presented the state-of-the-art when it comes to different sensors for medical point of care diagnosis.

Researchers have created a fibre of a polymer light-emitting electrochemical cell by taking a stainless steel wire and dip-coating it with a thin layer of zinc oxide nanoparticles.

The National Research Council (NRC) is the Government of Canada's premier organization for research and technology development.

Creative Materials introduces electrically conductive inks and adhesives custom-designed for wearable electronic applications.

Taking a cue from nature to devise the next generation of integrated low-power, wearable micro-devices.

A newly developed user interface, the "i-Mouse," in the K-Glass 2 tracks the user's gaze and connects the device to the Internet through blinking eyes such as winks.

After years of slow progress from small companies, flexible batteries now have the attention of big brands such as Apple, Samsung, LG Chemical, Nokia and STMicroelectronics, who are set to drive the flexible battery market from US$ 6.9 million in 2015 to over US$ 400 million in 2025 according to IDTechEx Research.

Wearable Technology LIVE! event interview hosted by IDTechEx.

Engineers at UC Berkeley are developing a new type of bandage that does far more than stanch the bleeding from a paper cut or scraped knee.

Mayo Clinic and Gentag, Inc. have reached an agreement to develop the next generation of wearable biosensors designed to fight obesity and diabetes.

Brochier Technologies has developed a process to weave optical fibers. It became a separate company in 2007 and is currently located in Villeurbanne, near Lyon, France. Lightex technology consists of the weaving of optical fibers with lateral lighting, connected to LED to realise flexible or rigid illuminated surfaces.

There will be over 3 billion sensors in wearable technology devices by 2025, with more than 30% being emerging sensor types.

Created in collaboration by Holst Centre, TNO and fashion designer Pauline van Dongen, the Solar Shirt brings the worlds of high tech and high-street fashion together.

Scientists report the first durable, flexible cloth that harnesses human motion to generate energy.

Design students from Northumbria University, Newcastle, have been awarded generous grants to develop their wearable technology designs - which could create significant savings for the NHS.