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Weekly Tech News related to All-In-One Health Monitor, Samsung Laptops with OLED Screens, Amazon’s First Manufacturing Line in India For Fire TV, Disease-Sniffing Device That Rivals A Dog’s Nose, A Robot That Doesn’t Need Any Electronics, Credit Card-Sized Soft Pumps Powering Wearable Artificial Muscles
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Source: University of California - San Diego 15 Feb 2021
Engineers have developed a soft, stretchy skin patch that can be worn on the neck to continuously track blood pressure and heart rate while measuring the wearer’s levels of glucose as well as lactate, alcohol or caffeine. It is the first wearable device that monitors cardiovascular signals and multiple biochemical levels in the human body at the same time.
Original written by: Liezel Labios
Source: The Verge 16 Feb 2021
Samsung has a pair of new laptops in development — the Galaxy Book Pro and Galaxy Book Pro 360 — which include OLED displays and will be compatible with the company’s S Pen stylus, SamMobile reports. The Galaxy Book Pro 360 is said to also be available with 5G connectivity. The laptops were first revealed in a Bluetooth certification filing that surfaced last month.
Original written by: Jon Porter
Source: The Verge 16 Feb 2021
Amazon is opening its first manufacturing line in India in a partnership with Foxconn-owned Cloud Network Technology, an India-based subsidiary of the Taiwanese electronics giant, Amazon announced on Tuesday. The partnership is part of an effort to work with the Indian government, which has embarked on a campaign to encourage companies to invest in the Indian economy to avoid roadblocks, like high import taxes, to entering and competing in the country’s competitive and fast-growing economy.
Original written by: Nick Statt
Source: Massachusetts Institute of Technology 17 Feb 2021
A team of researchers has come up with a system that can detect the chemical and microbial content of an air sample with even greater sensitivity than a dog’s nose. They coupled this to a machine-learning process that can identify the distinctive characteristics of the disease-bearing samples.
Original written by: David L. Chandler
Source: University of California - San Diego 17 Feb 2021
Engineers have created a four-legged soft robot that doesn’t need any electronics to work. The robot only needs a constant source of pressurized air for all its functions, including its controls and locomotion systems. Applications include low-cost robotics for entertainment, such as toys, and robots that can operate in environments where electronics cannot function, such as MRI machines or mine shafts. Soft robots are of particular interest because they easily adapt to their environment and operate safely near humans.
Original written by: Ioana Patringenaru
Source: University of Bristol 17 Feb 2021
Robotic clothing that is entirely soft and could help people to move more easily is a step closer to reality thanks to the development of a new flexible and lightweight power system for soft robotics. The discovery by a team could pave the way for wearable assist devices for people with disabilities and people suffering from age-related muscle degeneration.
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