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Fashioning new wearable tech with nanowires By Tim Sandle Advances in wearable technology are possible with the increased application of nanotechnology, in the form of nanowires and nanotubes constructed from tellurium. This provides strength and flexibility.

Improving the efficiency of wearable tech clothing By Tim Sandle Boston - Wearable technology as a form of clothing has been a little slow to take off. This is partially due to the ‘chunkiness’ of the clothes and due to a lack of consumer excitement with the functionality. A new advance could change this.

Startup Valencell secures $10.5 million in Series E funding By Karen Graham Raleigh - Valencell, the leading innovator in wearable biometric sensor technology, announced on June 13, it has secured $10.5 million in Series E financing.

Wearable technology contributes to distracted driving By Tim Sandle A new study shows how the increase in availability of wearable technology is contributing to distracted driving, when drivers do not take precautions to deactivate or to remove the wearable device.

Parexel and Sanofi collaborate on wearables study By Tim Sandle Drugs giant Sanofi has teamed up with clinical trials specialists Parexel to develop wearable technologies to assist with clinical trials.

Wearable sensor designed to measure skin hydration By Tim Sandle A new wearable, low-cost sensor has been developed to measure skin hydration. The sensor reliably informs the wearer when they need to drink more water, making it ideal for those who exercise or who are worried about becoming dehydrated.

Artificial intelligence wearable helps lower anxiety By Tim Sandle Anxiety and stress represent problems faced by many people. While there are techniques to follow to help manage these conditions these can be difficult to practice as stress rises. What if there was a wearable device that helped?

New wearable provides continuous blood pressure monitoring By Tim Sandle For a growing number of people control and monitoring of their blood pressure is vital to their leading a healthy lifestyle. A new innovation in wearable technology offers a continuous blood pressure monitoring system.

Wearable tech for babies — something else to worry about? By Tim Sandle Tech firms are racing to develop technology for babies so that parents can monitor vital signs from afar (a step up from the classic baby monitor). However, psychologists warn that monitoring data about 'vital signs' only causes parents to worry more.

Wearable sensor aims to flag when you’re getting sick By Tim Sandle Smart watches and other wearable technologies are effective at monitoring vital signs and reporting on overall health, but can the technology be developed to actually signal when you might be getting sick? One research group thinks so.

Smart watch designed to monitor glucose levels By Tim Sandle Wearable technology continues to advance at a rapid rate, especially in the health-related field. A new smart watch, equipped with a standard heart rate monitor and step counter, can also measure glucose levels.

Stretchable wearable putty-based sensor devised By Tim Sandle A new, stretchable wearable sensor has been devised inspired by the children’s toy silly putty. The bio-sensor is made from a polymer together with the flexible material graphene.

Digital health and risks to consumer privacy By Tim Sandle Wearable technology has been one of the big growth areas with consumer spending, with sales of 'smart watches' and apps rising rapidly. This growth, however, poses new consumer and privacy risks according to a new report.

Wearables designed to help couples conceive By Tim Sandle Wearable technology continues to develop at a rapid rate. A big growth area has been with health-related apps and wearables. A new product aims to help couples to conceive.

Ready for the internally implanted fitness monitor? By Tim Sandle How would you feel if a fitness monitor, something like a Fitbit, was surgically implanted in your body to allow for the collation of more accurate health data? This could be a step closer thanks to new monitors.

New nanomaterial promises flexible electronic devices By Tim Sandle A U.S.-South Korean collaboration has led to the creation of a new ultrathin, transparent, conductive film. The film is the basis of new, flexible and wearable electronics.

Essential Science: New flexible electronic material self-heals By Tim Sandle One of the limitations with wearable technology is that many of the items are brittle. The material structure has not progressed at the rate of technological innovation. A new self-healing material aims to bridge this gap.

Expansion predicted for clinical wearables market By Tim Sandle One of the big growth areas in the health sector is the clinical wearables market, which saw $499 million invested by venture capitalists last year. For the first quarter of 2016, a further $202 million was invested.

Computers will soon be in our clothes By Tim Sandle The advance of wearable technology continues. In a new development, technologist report they have embroidered circuits into fabric with 0.1 mm precision, sufficient to house a micro-computer.

Is getting a sunburn a concern? L'Oreal has a patch for that By Karen Graham Las Vegas - L'Oreal has released a skin patch that changes color to indicate if the wearer may be getting too much UV radiation exposure. Called My UV Patch, the product will be available later this year.

Op-Ed: Privacy concerns jeopardise healthcare innovation By Alan Cairns London - There is significant concern about what the latest innovations in healthcare mean for personal medical data, to the extent that some innovations, such as the government's care.data, have been paused.

Energy created from human urine powers wireless transmitter By Karen Graham Bristol - A wireless transmitter was able to send a signal to a PC using only human urine pumped over microbial fuel cells (MFC). This was accomplished by the act of walking, according to a new study published on Dec. 10, 2015.

Biometric tattoo is the latest in wearable technology By Tim Sandle Austin - Wearable technology continues to advance at a rapid rate. The latest product to be prototyped uses electroconductive tattoo ink to connect sensors pressed against the skin to monitor vital signs.

Wearable kidneys could replace dialysis machines By Tim Sandle Los Angeles - Kidney dialysis is a long, drawn-out process, requiring those undergoing the treatment to spend long periods inside specially designed machines. This could be about to change with a new, wearable medical device.

Zing: The perfect gift this Christmas Special By Adrian Peel 'Zing' is a brand new device developed by a team of hardworking entrepreneurs in Cambridge. Digital Journal spoke to one of them, Ludo Chapman, a great-great-grandson of Charles Darwin.

Flat pack batteries offer improved performance By Tim Sandle Sydney - For wearable tech to become more user-friendly in terms of ease of use, the power source must be flatter. This is what a science group is proposing — a flat pack battery, and one with good power capacity too.

Op-Ed: Wearables enter the insurance industry Special By Kimberly Reynolds For most households, insurance premiums are a significant monthly expense. What if there was a way to reduce that cost just by choosing a new accessory or piece of clothing?

Op-Ed: mHealth fitness wearables need better consumer engagement By Travis McKnight Fitness wearables and mobile health tracking devices continue growing in popularity. Companies like Fitbit sell millions of devices each year. But despite the health benefits, people stop using the product.

Op-Ed: Is the Apple Watch a necessity or luxurious accessory? By Daniel Woods Is Apple Watch really the next big thing set for ubiquity and will it revolutionise wearable technology? Or is it just an expensive luxury?

Survey says 60% of US iPhone users not interested in Apple Watch By Sravanth Verma A recent Reuters/Ipsos poll of U.S. iPhone users show that around 60 percent of respondents aren't really interested in Apple's latest product, the Apple Watch.

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