Wearable Technology

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Health & Medicine

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Our mental health has gone digital

Apps, wearables and ingestibles that support digital mental health have lowered barriers to access but have profound social, ethical, and legal implications

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Sciences & Technology

Why you don’t want ‘phantom energy’ on a spacecraft

Measuring and removing unexpected ‘phantom’ levels of electricity from energy harvesting devices has been challenging – until now

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Sciences & Technology

Harvesting big energy from small movement

A new material designed to harvest up to 400 times more energy from movement than currently possible has potential applications in biomedicine and geospatial monitoring

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Sciences & Technology

Wearable devices that use human energy

The human body produces a tremendous amount of energy. Now, researchers are looking at different ways to capture, reuse and recycle this energy to power our electronic devices

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Health & Medicine

Clever socks connecting remote patients and physios

New ‘smart socks’ are helping physiotherapists better diagnose and treat injuries, particularly in remote patients

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Sciences & Technology

Sensing a serious problem

New wearable technology can help people working in physically demanding jobs in harsh environments monitor their own wellbeing, and potentially, save lives

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Health & Medicine

Sensors and big data are showing how our minds work

Big data and personal sensing technology are revolutionising psychology, opening new frontiers in our understanding of how our minds work and how we treat mental illness

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Sciences & Technology

Four myths about insertable tech and why they’re wrong

As headlines proclaim that microchips injected under the skin could allow employers to track our every move, the reality is very different

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