wearables for health

There's a barrier preventing truly elastic electronic systems needed for advanced human-machine interfaces, artificial skin, smart health care, and more. A Penn State-led research team found a way to stretch around it. Fully elastic…

It might look more like a bulletin board, but this belt could save your life. The American Heart Association reports that 6.2 million adults in the United States have heart failure, and that number is estimated to increase to 8 million by…

Cardiac monitoring and implantable cardiovascular electronic devices can increase the detection of atrial fibrillation (AF), but the devices have limitations. New smartphone tools aim to record an electrocardiogram (ECG) strip and make an…

A new smart sensor platform the size of a quarter turns any facemask into a "Fitbit for the face." A tiny magnet attaches the sensor to any N95, cloth, or surgical mask, detecting respiration, heart rate, and mask wear time. This…

A mobile sensor expert, Tauhidur Rahman, assistant professor in the College of Information and Computer Sciences, and colleagues at Syracuse University and SUNY Upstate Medical University are putting their heads together on an opioid…