Flexible Electronic Skin: Applications and Pros/Cons

Overview of flexible electronic skin: bendable, stretchable sensors for biomedical monitoring, wearables, robotics, VR; advantages, limitations and integration challenges.

Wearable Sweat Sensors: Benefits and Applications

Review of wearable electrochemical sweat sensors summarizing analytes, sampling and collection methods, sensor and power system design, integration, and challenges for clinical use.

Key Challenges for Smart Wearables

Technical overview of smart wearables and battery innovations, covering interaction design, data reliability, touch interfaces, and tradeoffs for anticipatory services.

ESD Protection Strategies for Wearable Devices

Guidance on ESD protection and PCB layout for wearable devices: HBM/CDM testing, TVS diode placement, trace minimization, and protecting sensitive ICs.

Multimodal Wearable Sensor Patch for Continuous Plant Monitoring

Multimodal wearable sensor patch for continuous plant physiology monitoring detects leaf VOCs, temperature and humidity; PCA-based ML enables earlier disease and stress detection.

YOBYBO Card20 Pro True Wireless Earbuds Teardown

YOBYBO Card20 Pro teardown and overview of the slim aluminum TWS earbuds, internal components, battery and connectivity.

Tech Devices Moving From Outside to Inside the Body

Overview of nine emerging implantable technologies, including brain-computer interfaces, smart dust and biodegradable bio-batteries, with clinical and privacy implications.

Rapoo VT350S Mouse and VH800 Headset Review

Technical overview of Rapoo VT350S and VH800: dual-mode wireless gaming mouse (PAW3370, Omron switches) and dual-chamber over-ear headset with graphene drivers.

Wearable Photoacoustic Patch for Clinical Monitoring and Research

UC San Diego developed a wearable photoacoustic patch for noninvasive hemoglobin imaging and vasculature mapping, using VCSEL arrays and piezoelectric ultrasound transducers.

Smartwatch and Patch Using a Piezoelectric Blood Pressure Sensor

KAIST-developed wearable piezoelectric blood pressure sensor validated in clinical trials, meeting accuracy standards and integrated into smartwatch and patch prototypes.