A Laboratory of the Future Human Experience
The adult diaper market is growing at 6-10% a year.
The population in Japan is aging rapidly and it is producing some interesting new business opportunities, including a booming market for adult diapers.
Continue reading… “Adult diapers are set to outsell baby diapers in Japan by 2020”
A research laboratory at Japan’s Ritsumeikan University has developed a monitoring system for wet diapers that consists of a self-powered sensor/transmitter and a receiver and is supposed to assist staff in hospitals and nursing homes in performing diaper checks with elderly patients. The sensor kit has to be placed inside the diaper and sends signals to the receiver unit, which was co-developed in collaboration with Seiko Epson.
Continue reading… “Self-Powered Diaper Monitor System Automatically Detects Wet Diapers”
Duke University and United States Army scientists have found that a cheap and nontoxic sunburn and diaper rash preventative can be made to produce brilliant light best suited to the human eye.
Continue reading… “Light Can Be Produced From Cheap Sunburn And Diaper Rash Cream”
What better way to showcase the needs of Japan’s rapidly aging population then an adult diaper fashion show? The well-attended event was organized in part by the Aging Lifestyle Research Center
and featured diaper-wearing models walking the catwalk to the beat of ’80s hits like “Relax”, by Frankie Goes to Hollywood.
Continue reading… “Adult Diaper Fashion”
