If just by looking at our watch or cell phone we can know, in real time, our heart rate, the number of steps we take, the calories we burn and the hours of sleep we got the night before, why can’t we ...

Cuffless devices to measure blood pressure, such as smartwatches, rings, patches and fingertip monitors, show great promise as alternatives to traditional arm-cuff monitors, however, they are not yet ...

Although many people routinely pinch their belly in order to see how fat they're getting, that's really only a measure of their subcutaneous "under the skin" fat. The Bello device goes deeper, using ...

In ancient times when someone needed to make a measurement, they would turn to something close at hand, often literally a hand. A tradition that originated thousands of years ago in Egypt that is ...

The reliable, noninvasive measurement of dissolved gases in microfluidic devices is an important and difficult activity for biological applications. The PreSens pCO 2 mini and chemical optical CO 2 ...

Lumen, maker of a handheld metabolism measurement device, announced on Thursday that it had scooped up $62 million in Series B funding. The round was led by Pitango Venture Capital, with participation ...

Colorado is ramping up an effort to measure water use on the Western Slope, developing rules and standards and rolling out a grant program to help water users pay for diversion measurement devices.

The road to the future is not always a smooth, trouble-free drive. Along the way, there may be unforeseen detours, potholes and accidents, each one capable of setting progress back. But for those ...

In recent years, power semiconductor applications have expanded from industrial and consumer electronics to renewable energy and electric vehicles. Looking to the future, the most promising power ...

Embedded in cell phones, rings, bracelets or watches, the novel tools aim to make it easier to manage hypertension. But they must still pass several tests before hitting the clinic. By Matías A. Loewy ...