Wearable Technology
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Paintable Skin Electrode That Tracks Your Body Researchers from the Pennsylvania State University have developed a paintable on-skin dry electrode that sticks comfortably to the skin and reads biological signals with impressive stability. Because the sensor starts as a liquid paint, it flows into the microscopic lines, wrinkles, and pores of your skin before it dries. This creates a perfect, seamless bond that… |
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The Future of Screens Might Be a Contact Lens What if the next generation of wearable technology doesn't sit in your pocket or on your face, but directly on your eye? Dubai-based startup XPANCEO has already developed over 28 working prototypes of smart contact lens and recently showcased five of them at the MWC 2026 event. These futuristic lenses integrate advanced micro-displays, holographic optics, highly sensitive biosensors, and built… |
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Infineon CoolGaN™ BDS 40 V G3 family delivers up to 82 percent footprint reduction for portable power designs Munich, Germany – 20 May 2026 – Infineon Technologies AG (FSE: IFX / OTCQX: IFNNY) expands its CoolGaN™ BDS 40 V G3 bidirectional switch (BDS) family with two new devices, the IGK048B041S and IGK120B041S. The new additions reduce PCB footprint by up to 82 percent and cut component count in half. For engineers designing within the strict spatial constraints of modern smartphones,… |
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ROHM Launches an Ultra-Compact Wireless Power Chipset for Wearables ROHM has developed a wireless power supply IC chipset consisting of the receiver - ML7670 - and transmitter - ML7671 - compatible with Near Field Communication (NFC) technology for compact wearables such as smart rings and smart bands as well as peripheral devices like smart pens. The smart ring market has seen rapid growth in recent years, primarily in healthcare and fitness… |
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What If Robots Had Muscles Instead of Motors? MIT’s Fiber Actuators The field of soft robotics has taken a significant leap forward with the development of electrofluidic fiber muscles by researchers at the MIT Media Lab. Traditional robotic actuators depends on bulky external reservoirs, heavy compressors, or noisy pneumatic systems, which limit their mobility and integrations. These new fiber muscles solve this by utilizing thin McKibben actuators driven by… |
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Mave Health Raises $2.1 Mn to Bring Brain Stimulation Headsets to Market Mave Health, a Bengaluru-based healthtech startup, raised $2.1 Mn in a seed round led by Blume Ventures. Founded in 2023 by Dhawal Jain, Jai Sharma, and Aman Kumar, the company makes headsets based on transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) that help with focus, mood, and stress regulation. The raised capital is to go towards ramping up their manufacturing capabilities and launching… |
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Solar-Powered Vital Monitoring for Traffic Police & Outdoor Workers MAXREFDES117 Bio-Sensor from Analog Devices By Ann Theressa Babu This project presents a prototype of a solar-powered wearable vital monitoring system designed to support individuals who work for long hours in outdoor and physically demanding environments. The system uses the Analog Devices MAXREFDES117 optical heart-rate module to measure heart rate and blood-oxygen saturation using photoplethysmography (PPG) signals. An… |
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CircuitDigest’s Smart Home & Wearables Project Contest 2025 Is Now Open CircuitDigest’s Smart Home & Wearables Project Contest 2025, sponsored by DigiKey, is now live. The theme of this year’s contest is easy to infer from the title. We are shifting the focus from last year’s well-received IoT and Edge AI Design Contest to projects that transform everyday living with intelligence, safety, and connectivity. Engineers, makers, students, and… |
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Bluetooth DIY Earbud Inside a Pistachio Shell Ever thought of turning a pistachio into a working AirPod? Well, a creative Penguin DIY just fixed earbuds into pistachio shell, by dismantling the earbuds, reducing their size, and fixing all the components into the same miniaturized board that will fit into a pistachio shell. The process wasn’t easy. He had to meticulously remove, resize the board, and solder each tiny part onto the… |
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Nexperia's New DC-DC Converters Deliver High Efficiency and Flexibility for Wearables, IIoT, and Automotive Systems Nexperia introduced a new line of step-down DC-DC converters for battery-operated devices that are more flexible and efficient. These converters work with both portable and fixed battery-powered devices. The NEX30606 offers 16 different output voltages ranging from 1.8 V to 5.0 V, enabling its high efficiency and accuracy. These are… |
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Become Anyone 2.0: Addressing Privacy Concerns with Wearable LED Technology In a world increasingly dominated by surveillance, privacy is a growing concern. Sean Hodgins’ Become Anyone 2.0 project explores a novel way to address this issue. While it leans towards being a novelty item, the mask demonstrates futuristic concepts reminiscent of science fiction. The Become Anyone 2.0 mask integrates 2,960 addressable RGB LEDs embedded into custom PCB panels, creating a… |
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KAGA FEI Launches ES4L15BA1 Bluetooth 6.0 Module with PSA Certification for IoT and Wearable Devices KAGA FEI has announced the ES4L15BA1, an advanced Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) module for IoT applications. Designed for next-generation IoT devices, wearable technologies and healthcare & medical products, the module features a built-in antenna and measures just 3.25x8.55x1.00 mm, making it the smallest Bluetooth 6.0 compatible module. Its compact size, combined… |
