- Charge your smartphone by creating electricity through walking
- Pixie Scientific has developed a diaper to detect possible urinary tract infections, kidney dysfunctions, and dehydration
- sensors for turning plain surfaces into low-cost touchscreens
- Wimoto motes – series of $39 sensors for measuring climate, plant growing conditions, moister, motion, etc (CNET and their first and second indiegogo campaigns)
- first-ever bridge between optomechanics and microfluidics has been built
- sensor for monitoring a sleeping baby and alerting parents of the potential of SIDS
- contact lenses could be the future Google Glasses
- news on sensor-enabled/integrated fabrics
- New Microfluidic Chip Can Help Identify Unwanted Particles in Water and Food
- Head trauma sensors aim to measure concussion risks
- Glucose-sensing contact lens
- a bracelet for remote tactile communication
and an application I didn’t realize about pressure sensors – helps more accurately calculate calories from altitudinal variation involved in one’s daily activities and exercise such as climbing up and down stairs or hills.
