This engineer wants to stop heart attacks in their tracks
One third of fatal heart attack and stroke patients are under 70. Electrical engineer Dr Zihuai Lin MIEAust is working ...
Tag: wearable technology
This electronics engineer is giving sensation to synthetic skin
The idea of engineered skin that can “feel” sensation, such as heat, cold and pain, has long seemed out of ...
‘Smart’ clothes that can measure your movements
Researchers in the emerging field of tactile electronics have found a way to weave sensors into fabric and apply machine ...
This smart ring lets you control technology with the flick of a finger
Thanks to engineers at the University of Washington (UW) in the US, it is now possible to control smart technology ...
A new wearable smart patch aims to monitor health on a molecular level
From heart rate to sleep quality and calories burned, wearable technology can provide users with a whole host of information.
Add repelling mosquitoes to graphene’s stable of abilities
Turns out that graphene has yet another stand-out property: it can block the signals mosquitoes use to sniff out tasty ...
Australian students fare well at the world’s largest science and engineering fair
Some of Australia’s brightest young innovators have taken home awards at one of the world’s biggest annual student science and ...
This wearable technology could make every room just the right temperature
Keeping buildings at a comfortable temperature is a significant drain on energy resources. A team of engineers is working on ...
Engineers teach RFID tags new tricks to lower the cost of smart technologies
From tracking pallets and crates to keeping tabs on library books, RFID tags have been put to many uses. But ...
Wearable sensors will give doctors a snapshot of patient health in real time
New wearable sensors promise to give doctors a picture of a patient’s health without invasive and expensive tests.
