Energy & Green Tech
A team with the Chemical Institute for Energy and the Environment (IQUEMA) at the University of Cordoba has come up with a battery that uses hemoglobin as an electrochemical reaction facilitator, functioning for around 20–30 ...
Jan 9, 2024
0
46
Consumer & Gadgets
Apple on Thursday stopped online sales of two popular models of its internet-connected watch in the U.S. after losing its latest attempt to untangle a patent dispute that's blocking it from using some of the technology on ...
Dec 21, 2023
0
14
Business
Apple is facing a federal class-action lawsuit that claims the blood oxygen reader in the Apple Watch yields inaccurate results for people of color.
Dec 28, 2022
0
3
Consumer & Gadgets
A ring shimmers on display at the Consumer Electronics Show, but this is no mere piece of jewelry—it's packed with sensors capable of detecting body temperature, respiration and much more.
Jan 6, 2022
0
122
Consumer & Gadgets
It's been just over a week since Apple unveiled its latest fitness device: the Apple Watch Series 6.
Sep 25, 2020
0
10
Consumer & Gadgets
Consumers thinking about buying a new Apple Watch might be wondering what's the difference between the older (but still on sale) $199 model and the new $399 Series 6?
Sep 17, 2020
0
4
Engineering
Researchers at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) are developing a sensor the size of a Band-Aid that will measure a baby's blood oxygen levels, a vital indication of the lungs' effectiveness and whether the baby's tissue ...
Nov 14, 2019
0
5
Engineering
Devising the best treatment for a patient with cancer requires doctors to know something about the traits of the cancer from which the patient is suffering. But one of the greatest difficulties in treating cancer is that ...
Apr 2, 2019
0
74
Computer Sciences
During surgery, anesthesiologists monitor and manage patients to make sure they are safe and breathing well. But these doctors can't always predict when complications will arise.
Oct 10, 2018
0
21
Engineering
(Tech Xplore)—An international team of researchers has developed an ultra-thin health monitoring device that affixes to the skin like a patch and looks somewhat like a tattoo. As they note in their paper published in the ...
