Stick-On Monitoring Patch Moves And Stretches With Skin

Credit: John Rogers Bracelets or belts that track your activity and vitals may soon be a thing of the past. Engineers from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and Northwestern University have produced a health-monitoring device that looks like a Band-Aid. The thin, soft patch can stick to and move with the skin, all while wirelessly sending vital updates to your designated cellphone or computer. To track physiological signs, you need hard integrated circuit chips, rigid sensors, batte...