Search results for wearable displays

Engineering Aug 15, 2006

SWAN system to help blind and firefighters navigate environment

Imagine being blind and trying to find your way around a city you've never visited before -- that can be challenging for a sighted person. Georgia Tech researchers are developing a wearable computing system called the System ...

Nanomaterials Dec 1, 2023

Study unveils shape-configurable MXene-based thermoacoustic loudspeakers with tunable sound directivity

Recent research has led to the development of film-type shape-configurable speakers. These speakers, based on the unique properties of MXene, offer tunable sound directivity and hold immense promise for the rapidly growing ...

Optics & Photonics Jul 11, 2022

Demonstration of a highly efficient modulator using an organic electro-optic polymer for visible light

The National Institute of Information and Communications Technology has successfully developed a highly efficient optical modulator using organic electro-optic polymer (hereinafter referred to as EO polymer) for visible light. ...

Materials Science Jun 16, 2021

Inkjet printing show promise as new strategy for making e-textiles, study finds

In a new study, North Carolina State University researchers demonstrated they could print layers of electrically conductive ink on polyester fabric to make an e-textile that could be used in the design of future wearable ...

Optics & Photonics Jul 17, 2020

New technology speeds up organic data transfer

Researchers are pushing the boundaries of data speed with a brand new type of organic LED.

Nanomaterials Jul 10, 2020

Liquid metal synthesis for better piezoelectrics: Atomically-thin tin-monosulfide

An RMIT-UNSW collaboration has applied liquid-metal synthesis to piezoelectrics, advancing future flexible, wearable electronics, and biosensors drawing their power from the body's movements.

Optics & Photonics May 2, 2018

Superman's laser vision a step closer to reality

Superman's ability to shoot laser beams from his eyes has come a step closer to reality, with discoveries made by a research team at the University of St Andrews.

Engineering Sep 29, 2017

Researchers develop smart tattoos for health monitoring

Harvard and MIT researchers have developed smart tattoo ink capable of monitoring health by changing color to tell an athlete if she is dehydrated or a diabetic if his blood sugar rises.

Consumer & Gadgets Aug 30, 2017

'Gifted' high-tech takes spotlight at Berlin's IFA fair

The gadgets on display at Berlin's mega consumer electronics fair this week may not look radically different, but they are smarter than ever before and designed to meet our every need—often before we've even thought of ...

Consumer & Gadgets Nov 22, 2016

What Apple needs to get right to make its rumoured smart glasses a success

The Apple rumour mill is spinning with gossip that the company is reportedly developing and testing a set of augmented reality glasses. There's little we know for certain about the plans, and the firm has reportedly not made ...

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