Devices and sensors are getting smaller with each passing year, but some are still constrained by the need for bulky batteries or other inconvenient power sources. However, if a new proof-of-concept research projected headed by University of Massachusetts Amherst researchers pans out, the minuscule wearables of tomorrow could receive their juice via the wearer’s skin.
“We’re using the human skin...
The National Institutes of Health has awarded the University of Massachusetts Amherst’s nursing school a $1.23 million grant to create a center dedicated to the development of technologies to help people manage fatigue and sleep impairment due to chronic illnesses.
The five year grant, awarded to UMass’s College of Nursing, will facilitate studies involving wearable and handheld devices, with the...
