Waaahhh! While babies have a natural mechanism for alerting their parents that they need a diaper change, a new sensor developed by researchers at Penn State could help workers in daycares, hospitals ...

Verily Life Sciences has filed a patent application for a “smart diaper” carrying a sensor for detecting and differentiating between feces and urine. The diaper would also contain a transmitter ...

(Nanowerk Spotlight) Medical professionals constantly struggle with monitoring patients' drug levels and vital electrolytes. Traditional monitoring requires repeated blood draws – an invasive process ...

TORONTO (CTV Network) — We may soon be able to detect hydration levels, respiratory changes or a too-wet diaper, all with a new type of sensor — a pencil drawing. Researchers at Pennsylvania State ...

Jul 22, 2019, 12:00am HST Updated: Jul 22, 2019, 4:48am HST Courtesy of P&G The Lumi by Pampers monitoring system, which P&G claims is the world’s first all-in-one connected care system, will be ...

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — While we might still not have flying cars in 2020, we have smartphones, smart cars and smart homes. Now, thanks to a team of researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology ...

Researchers Professor Takayasu Sakurai and Professor Takao Someya from the University of Tokyo have developed a flexible, disposable sensor for diapers. The sensor, which can detect moisture, humidity ...

A Penn State-led research team integrated four humidity sensors between the absorbent layers of a diaper to create a "smart diaper," capable of detecting wetness and alerting for a change. Credit: ...