The future of sensing technology may not lie in better electronics, but in stranger geometry. Auxetic metamaterials—structures that do the opposite of what we expect when squeezed—are now stepping into the spotlight. Instead of bulging outward when compressed, they contract inward, concentrating strain in ways nature almost never does. For decades, this quirk of physics was a lab curiosity. Now, thanks to 3D printing, auxetic designs are powering a new class of tactile sensors with applications in robotics, healthcare, and wearable technology.
Continue reading… “3D-Printed Auxetic Sensors: Redefining Touch for Wearables, Robotics, and Healthcare”Tiny ‘hearing’ device is 100,000 times thinner than your eardrum
It can detect signals at frequencies higher and lower than our own ears, too.
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Why the $3 trillion healthcare system is broken and how we are going to fix it
Singularity University held its Exponential Medicine Conference last week in San Diego, a look at how technologists are redesigning and rebuilding today’s broken healthcare system.
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Wearable usage in the U.S. will jump almost 60% in 2015
We will continue to see double-digit growth in the number of Americans using wearable devices over the next several years, according to eMarketer’s first wearables forecast. In 2015, 39.5 million US adults 18 and over will use wearables, including smartwatches and fitness trackers. That’s a jump of 57.7% over 2014. While penetration among US adults is just 16.0% this year, eMarketer expects that to double by 2018, to 81.7 million users.
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Top 5 car technologies that may become reality in the near future
We live in an era where new technologies are appearing so fast that it is hard to follow all the new developments. But, personal transportation, the one most often associated with speeds and progress, so far remained largely untouched by the revolution in digital tech – when compared to what happened to communications in the last couple of decades, car remained pretty much the same. However, we already see the first portents of approaching changes – so let’s take a look at car tech that may become reality in not so distant future.
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How the future of wearables will impact the mobile market: report
In recent months, there have been a lot of changes to the mobile platform landscape. Innovative reimaginings of the way we connect with the world, new products and undeniably out-of-the-box features have made it an exciting time for consumers and the industry alike. But these big, bold changes have also created some uncertainty (and even anxiety) about where these moves are taking the market – especially the critical wearables segment.
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An illustrated history of wearable technology
What is wearable technology? Who invented wearable technology? What is the future of wearable technology? These are just a few questions that are asked every day about wearable tecnhnology.. “Wearable technology” makes most people imagine a fitness tracker, a smartwatch or google glasses.
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The future of wearables
Your average wearable is good at conveying information – fitness trackers, email-alert rings, bracelets that tell you how much sun you’ve gotten – but not much more. Continue reading… “The future of wearables”
The periodic table of wearable technology
Surprisingly there are a wealth (both in quantity and value) of markets that are investigating the value of wearables in the enterprise, with a rich ecosystem of devices, a plethora of uses. Continue reading… “The periodic table of wearable technology”
Text without interrupting your conversation with hair extensions
With the tagline, “The conscious use of unconscious auto-contact behaviors,”, a new brand named Hairware is now translating hair-related gestures into modern-day messaging techniques. Continue reading… “Text without interrupting your conversation with hair extensions”
Glasses that mimic sunlight can minimize jet lag
Novalogy a wearable tech startup, has launched an advanced eyewear device that helps the wearer wake up naturally and boost their energy levels to beat jet lag. Continue reading… “Glasses that mimic sunlight can minimize jet lag”
Implantable wearables that are soon to be in your body
The future of wearables, the next big frontier, will be the move from existing outside our bodies to residing inside us. Continue reading… “Implantable wearables that are soon to be in your body”
