Tag: Georgia Tech
Soft Semiconductors that Stretch Like Human Skin Can Detect Ultra-low Light Levels
Semiconductors are moving away from rigid substrates, which are cut or formed into thin discs or wafers, to more flexible plastic material and even...
Nanomembrane Wearable Sensors Deliver Precision and Continuous Stress Monitoring
Researchers at Georgia Tech has developed SKINTRONICS – a wearable stress monitor that utilizes fully stretchable, wireless skin-conformal bioelectronics, designed to provide precise readings...
Georgia Tech Research On Flexible Electronics Shows Promise For Spinal Injury Therapies
Patients with mobility disorders related to spinal nerve compression or those recovering from spinal cord injuries are frequently treated by the conditioning of the...
Scientists Develop Stretchable Wireless Sensor to Monitor Healing of Cerebral Aneurysms
A brain aneurysm is a bulge or ballooning in a blood vessel in the brain. The condition can be fatal; it can leak or...
Soft Wearable Health Monitor Continuously Measures ECG, Breathing, Heart Rate
Continuous, long-term monitoring of health is important for treatment process; it provides doctors with subtle information about the patient’s health. However, children, elderly, and...
New Urine Test Detects Organ Transplant Rejection by Making Urine Glow
When the human body rejects a transplanted organ, it receives serious injury and it is often a biopsy that reveals the rejection. Researchers at...