IIT Guwahati researchers develop cost-effective motion sensor for healthcare applicationsResearchers at IIT Guwahati have developed a gel-based wearable device with exceptional mechanical properties. It has a shelf life of over ...
26 Feb, 2024, 04.52 PM IST
This Rs 5K wireless tech may help scientists find a cure for cancer fasterThe new device brings scientists a step closer to finding an effective cancer drug.
19 Sep, 2022, 05.29 PM IST
New wearable, stretchable fabric may make MRI, other medical imaging tests comfortable for patientsMedical imaging tests are uncomfortable as they often use rigid radio-frequency (RF) coils to detect signals, or sound, from the body.
26 Feb, 2020, 05.01 PM IST
Face of the future: Ultra-thin, electronic tattoos may soon be the new wearable deviceThe highly-flexible tattoo-like circuits can be applied easily with water.
05 Jul, 2018, 07.00 PM IST
Flexible 'skin' for robots to perform everyday tasksIt mimics the way a human finger experiences tension and compression as it slides along a surface or distinguishes among different textures.
18 Oct, 2017, 12.40 PM IST
- Colour-changing e-skin developed; can have robotics uses
Beijing, July 26 (IANS) Chinese researchers have developed a user-interactive electronic skin that can change colour -- an ability associat...
26 Jul, 2017, 07.02 PM IST
This pair of smart contact lens may diagnose diabetes, glaucomaSince blood sugar can be measured with tears, many attempts have been made to monitor diabetes with contact lenses.
06 May, 2017, 09.51 AM IST
Biodegradable, flexible electronic device developedZhenan Bao from Stanford University said,"We have been trying to mimic the function of human skin to think about how to develop future elec...
04 May, 2017, 01.53 PM IST
Now, wolverine-style self-healing, stretchable materialThe low-cost, easy to produce soft rubber-like material can stretch 50 times its original length, researchers said.
26 Dec, 2016, 12.42 PM IST
New ultrathin film to give big boost to wearable devicesThe new film establishes a "world-record combination of high transparency and low electrical resistance."
13 Jun, 2016, 01.19 PM IST
Wearable, stretchable memory device to monitor heart rateThe gold nanoparticles have many advantages over the conventional films, including superb chemical stability and long-term memory storage.
03 Jan, 2016, 05.47 PM IST
New elastic, anti-shock batteries made from woodUsing nanocellulose broken down from tree fibres, a team has produced an elastic, foam-like battery material that can withstand shock and s...
31 May, 2015, 05.30 PM IST
Sensor to help robots read human expressionsResearchers said these ultra-sensitive sensors would help robot developers in making their machines, more human-like.
30 Apr, 2015, 01.11 PM IST
New fabric may lead to 'active clothing,' wearable robotsThe robotic fabric contains sensors made of a flexible polymer and threadlike strands that return to a coiled shape when heated, causing th...
29 Sep, 2014, 06.26 PM IST
Soon, bendable and fully foldable cell phones, TVsScientists have developed a new stretchable and transparent electrical conductor, paving way for fully foldable cell phones and TVs that ca...
29 Jan, 2014, 01.59 PM IST
Scientists build world's smallest FM radio transmitterWith a VCO, explained Hone, it is easy to generate a frequency-modulated (FM) signal, exactly what is used for FM radio broadcasting.
19 Nov, 2013, 03.46 PM IST
New 'super stretchable' conduction wires for cellphonesA thin tube made of an extremely elastic polymer was filled with a liquid metal alloy of gallium and indium, an efficient conductor of elec...
22 Dec, 2012, 11.36 AM IST