Apple reportedly looking at blood sugar, blood pressure and alcohol monitoring for future Apple Watches
Your Apple Watch is apparently going to get a lot smarter in the months ahead.
May 3, 2021
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Engineering
Small generator captures heat given off by skin to power wearable devices
Scientists in China have developed a small, flexible device that can convert heat emitted from human skin to electrical power. In their research, presented April 29 in the journal Cell Reports Physical Science, the team showed ...
Apr 29, 2021
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Computer Sciences
3D deep neural network precisely reconstructs freely-behaving animal's movements
Animals are constantly moving and behaving in response to instructions from the brain. But while there are advanced techniques for measuring these instructions in terms of neural activity, there is a paucity of techniques ...
Apr 19, 2021
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Energy & Green Tech
Floating solar farms could help reduce impacts of climate change on lakes and reservoirs
Floating solar farms could help to protect lakes and reservoirs from some of the harms of climate change, a new study suggests.
Mar 24, 2021
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Robotics
Researchers' algorithm designs soft-bodied robots that sense their own positions in space
There are some tasks that traditional robots—the rigid and metallic kind—simply aren't cut out for. Soft-bodied robots, on the other hand, may be able to interact with people more safely or slip into tight spaces with ...
Mar 22, 2021
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Robotics
Ford partners with U-M on robotics research, new building
Digit marches on two legs across the floor of the University of Michigan's Ford Motor Co. Robotics Building, while Mini-Cheetah—staccato-like—does the same on four and the yellow-legged Cassie steps deliberately side-to-side.
Mar 16, 2021
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Robotics
Quadruped robot automatically adapts in unstructured outdoor environments
The four-legged robot Dyret can adjust the length of its legs to adapt the body to the surface. Along the way, it learns what works best. This way it is better equipped the next time it encounters an unknown environment.
Mar 16, 2021
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Engineering
The human body as a power plant
The technology developed by the ETH spin-off Mithras Technology wouldn't be out of place in a science fiction movie: The user's own body heat powers what is known as a thermoelectric generator to charge wearables and other ...
Mar 10, 2021
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Electronics & Semiconductors
Reduced heat leakage improves wearable health device
North Carolina State University engineers continue to improve the efficiency of a flexible device worn on the wrist that harvests heat energy from the human body to monitor health.
Mar 8, 2021
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Engineering
Study finds ideal placement, pressure for armband that could track heart rate
North Carolina State University researchers took a step forward in the development of an armband that could track the heart's electrical activity without requiring bulky wiring or sticky gel on the skin.
Mar 2, 2021
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