# 168: Put Your Gear on the Ping Pong Table

- Show: [Embedded.fm](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm)
- Published: 2016-09-14
- Length: 1h 00m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2016-09-14-168-put-your-gear-on-the-ping-pong-table
- Listen: https://makingembeddedsystems.libsyn.com/168-put-your-gear-on-the-ping-pong-table

## Summary

Briana Morey, an electrical engineer at MC10, discusses the company's stretchable wearable sensors, including the L'Oreal My UV Patch and the BioStamp RC. She explains the proprietary accordion-like geometry that allows electronics to stretch with skin, the use of NFC for the UV patch, and the BLE connectivity of the BioStamp RC. Morey also shares her background designing high-power electronics for lasers at JPSA and her personal hobby of building Tesla coils.

## Chapters

- [0:06](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2016-09-14-168-put-your-gear-on-the-ping-pong-table#t=6) Introduction and Guest Background
- [3:06](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2016-09-14-168-put-your-gear-on-the-ping-pong-table#t=186) Lightning Round and Personal Interests
- [8:06](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2016-09-14-168-put-your-gear-on-the-ping-pong-table#t=486) L'Oreal My UV Patch Technology
- [13:09](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2016-09-14-168-put-your-gear-on-the-ping-pong-table#t=789) Stretchable Electronics and Materials
- [19:19](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2016-09-14-168-put-your-gear-on-the-ping-pong-table#t=1159) BioStamp RC and Research Applications
- [31:13](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2016-09-14-168-put-your-gear-on-the-ping-pong-table#t=1873) Development Challenges and Data Management
- [36:46](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2016-09-14-168-put-your-gear-on-the-ping-pong-table#t=2206) MC10 Hiring and Company Culture
- [42:03](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2016-09-14-168-put-your-gear-on-the-ping-pong-table#t=2523) Laser Engineering and Tesla Coils

## Topics

- [Materials & manufacturing processes](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/materials-and-processes)
- [PCB design & layout](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/pcb-design)
- [Sensors & measurement in products](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/sensors)
- [Wireless & RF](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/wireless-and-rf)
- [Batteries & low-power design](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/batteries-and-low-power)
- [Manufacturing partners & offshoring](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/manufacturing-partners)

## Most relevant to

early-stage companies

## Mentioned

- MC10 (company)
- L'Oreal (company)
- My UV Patch (product)
- BioStamp RC (product)
- JPSA Laser (company)
- IPG Photonics (company)
- WPI (other)
- NFC (tool)
- BLE (tool)

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