Nicotine is one of the more harmful compounds in the vapor produced by electronic cigarettes, so non-vapers should avoid breathing it in whenever possible. A new skin-worn sensor could help, by ...

Your skin isn’t just glowing — it’s gassy. And now, science is sniffing it out. Researchers at Northwestern University have developed the world’s first contactless wearable device that can monitor ...

Researchers found that cold is detected differently in the skin than in internal organs. This split system helps explain why ...

CINCINNATI (WKRC) - A University of Cincinnati scientist is making national news after inventing a flexible skin sensor that monitors your vitals. The chip-less, wireless sensor is the creation of ...

(Nanowerk Spotlight) Electronic skin, or e-skin, is an emerging technology that aims to mimic the sensing capabilities of human skin using flexible electronic materials and sensors. An exciting ...

Robots are able to conduct a lot of tasks more efficiently than their human counterparts, but activities that require fine motor skill were once out of grasp - but researchers are moving in the right ...

Cold does not feel the same on your fingertips as it does deep in your chest, and new research shows that this is not just a ...

A new skin-like sensor could help doctors monitor vital signs more accurately, track healing after surgery and even help patients with bladder control issues. (Nanowerk News) The sensor, which can be ...

Researchers at the University of Bonn and the University of Singapore have discovered a new intracellular “smoke detector.” The intracellular sensor detects damage to the mitochondria. The sensor may ...

A research team led by Félix Viana, co-director of the Sensory Transduction and Nociception laboratory at the Institute for ...

Skin-sensing wearables for pressure-sensing applications must have electronic sensors that localize and detect a wide range of pressure changes obtained by contact with the human skin. They must also ...