Redefining wearable technology
Our bodies are storytellers. Every heartbeat, joint creak and electric signal of a neuron tells a story of what is going right—and wrong—within the vast, complex system that gives us life.
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New microfluidic devices help athletes and enhance physical rehab
Northwestern University professor John A. Rogers is collaborating with a broad collection of partners including Gatorade, the Seattle Mariners, the U.S. Air Force and Shirley Ryan AbilityLab to bring his wearable microfluidic ...
Feb 19, 2018
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Using crumpled graphene balls to make better batteries
Lithium metal-based batteries have the potential to turn the battery industry upside down. With the theoretically ultra-high capacity of lithium metal used by itself, this new type of battery could power everything from personal ...
Jan 18, 2018
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World's smallest wearable device monitors UV exposure
A Northwestern University professor, working in conjunction with the global beauty company L'Oréal, has developed the smallest wearable device in the world. The wafer-thin, feather-light sensor can fit on a fingernail and ...
Jan 9, 2018
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Battery leverages both iron and oxygen to drive more lithium ions
On paper, it doesn't seem like Christopher Wolverton's super lithium-rich battery should work. For one, the novel battery uses iron, an inexpensive metal that has notoriously failed in batteries. And in another difficult ...
Jan 3, 2018
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Simultaneous design and nanomanufacturing speeds up fabrication
Design and nanomanufacturing have collided inside of a Northwestern University laboratory.
Aug 4, 2017
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New extension improves inflight Wi-Fi: ScaleUp loads websites up to four times faster
To air travelers who waste precious time inflight staring blankly as your browser struggles to load a page, relief may be a quick download away.
Mar 14, 2017
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New design strategy for longer lasting batteries
It's always exciting to bring home a new smartphone that seems to do anything, but it can be all downhill from there. With every charge and discharge cycle, the device's battery capacity lowers a little bit more—eventually ...
Jan 23, 2017
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Researchers develop soft, microfluidic 'lab on the skin' for sweat analysis
A Northwestern University research team has developed a first-of-its-kind soft, flexible microfluidic device that easily adheres to the skin and measures the wearer's sweat to show how his or her body is responding to exercise.
Nov 23, 2016
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Mystery solved: The case of the slipping finger
Haptics researchers have long known that applying ultrasonic vibrations to a flat, featureless glass plate makes it feel slippery. But they have also long debated why this occurs.
Aug 2, 2016
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