Wearable Technology

If you’re tossing and turning at night, you might ask Santa for a sleep tracker. But do they really help?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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