Smart trackers may predict health risks in older adults

Wearable devices that measure circadian rest-activity rhythms may be able to assess frailty-related health risks more than six years before an incidence occurs, according to a new study.

Harvard Gazette • harvard
Nov. 20, 2023 ~4 min

Stretchy liquid metal material could improve wearable tech

A self-healing, stretchy material that can expand to 22 times its original length could improve wearable tech and soft robotics.

National University of Singapore • futurity
Oct. 23, 2023 ~5 min


Tagging turns animals into live weather stations

Increased tagging of fish, seals, birds, and other animals can help fill key data gaps in understanding the world's changing climate.

Bill Hathaway-Yale • futurity
Sept. 25, 2023 ~7 min

Material kills viruses with heat but stays cool to the touch

A new fabric packs a deadly heat to kill viruses but without burning skin. It could change the way we make and use PPE, researchers say.

Silvia Cernea Clark-Rice • futurity
Sept. 12, 2023 ~6 min

New wearable device uses touch to tell you where to go

A new wearable device uses touch to direct the wearer. It could help in navigation or be useful for people with vision or hearing problems.

Silvia Cernea Clark-Rice • futurity
Aug. 30, 2023 ~8 min

Fitbits miss the mark when measuring sleep

Fitbits fall short when it comes to accurately measuring sleep, but they perform well in capturing circadian rhythms, researchers say.

Alex Reshanov - UT Austin • futurity
Aug. 22, 2023 ~4 min

Animal movement powers new GPS wildlife tracker

A GPS wildlife tracker that uses an animal's own movements solves a problem faced by biologists seeking to track wild animals for years: dead batteries.

Maria Hornbek-Copenhagen • futurity
June 15, 2023 ~7 min

Most people with heart disease don’t use health trackers

Fewer than 1 in 4 people with heart disease use wearable heath trackers. Is it time to start having insurance pay for them?

Yale • futurity
June 13, 2023 ~4 min


Electronic ‘tattoo’ watches for heart disease red flags

An electronic tattoo that attaches to the chest and has a battery the size of a penny could provide continuous heart monitoring.

Nat Levy-UT Austin • futurity
April 27, 2023 ~5 min

Soft material could offer ‘wear it and forget it’ health monitoring

A soft, breathable, stretchable material that is nearly undetectable on a person's skin could one day allow for long-term health monitoring.

Eric Stann-Missouri • futurity
Feb. 10, 2023 ~5 min

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