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Wearable X-ray-detecting fabric offers a flexible alternative to current imaging tech
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Wearable X-ray-detecting fabric offers a flexible alternative to current imaging tech

Concept of all-inorganic metafabric scintillator–based wearable optoelectronic platform. Credit: Science Advances (2025). DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.adv5537 Since their discovery by Wilhelm Roentgen in 1895, X-rays...

Wearable device helps blind people detect obstacles
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Wearable device helps blind people detect obstacles

The components are stored in the backpack, which can also be used to carry the user’s belongings. Credit: Aline Darc Piculo dos Santos...

Broken your fitness tracker? Coros will now repair your wearable to get you up and running faster
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Broken your fitness tracker? Coros will now repair your wearable to get you up and running faster

Coros has launched a new repair program for its fitness trackers You can send off your device and get a replacement within a...

Unofficial Samsung Galaxy Watch 8 renders may have given us our best look yet at the wearable – and its rotating bezel
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Unofficial Samsung Galaxy Watch 8 renders may have given us our best look yet at the wearable – and its rotating bezel

Renders of the Galaxy Watch 8 Classic have been spotted They combine Classic and Ultra aesthetics The upcoming watch should arrive sometime in...

Shape-shifting joints could transform wearable devices and robotic movement
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Shape-shifting joints could transform wearable devices and robotic movement

Tailored design for wearable kinesthetic haptics. Credit: Nature Communications (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-55591-2 It’s easy to take joint mobility for granted. Without thinking, it’s...

A wearable smart insole can track how you walk, run and stand
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A wearable smart insole can track how you walk, run and stand

Overview of the self-powered smart insole. Credit: Science Advances (2025). DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.adu1598 A new smart insole system that monitors how people walk in...

New wearable sweat sensor can track your hydration status
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New wearable sweat sensor can track your hydration status

The multimodal sweat sensor, placed on the skin, features a microfluidic channel and breathable μ-lace electrodes. The device’s compact form factor and ability...

Wearable AI system helps blind people navigate
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Wearable AI system helps blind people navigate

Overview of the wearable multimodal visual assistance system. Credit: Nature Machine Intelligence (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s42256-025-01018-6 A wearable system designed to assist navigation for...

New wearable device mimics the complexity of human touch
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New wearable device mimics the complexity of human touch

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain When it comes to haptic feedback, most technologies are limited to simple vibrations. But our skin is loaded with...