Scientists are discovering that headbands are effective in monitoring and treating some conditions. Caroline Hayes looks at some of the research and consumer products available
Wearable
Sensor hub DSP architecture makes sense of surroundings
Claimed to be the industry’s first high performance sensor hub DSP architecture, SensPro is configurable for parallel processing floating point and integer data types, as well as deep learning training and inferencing.
Bluetooth wristband could slow the spread of Covid-19
Spanish engineering company, Accent Systems, has developed a Covid-19 Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) wristband that could help contain and prevent the accelerated spread of the virus by high accuracy contact tracing of any individuals who test positive for the disease. This course of action, Accent says, could avoid many large-scale lockdowns as only individuals at risk of contracting the virus would be required to go into quarantine.
Yokogawa launches nine models of digital manometer
For measurement and long-term stability for pressure sensors in consumer goods and wearables, used in automotive and medical equipment, Yokogawa has developed the MT300 digital manometer. It is intended to meet the need for higher levels of precision pressure measurement for the development and calibration of these applications, with multiple models for gauge, absolute and differential pressures.
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