Hardware Podcasts

114. The Big Deal In (Smart) Diapers

The Next Byte Podcast · 21 Mar 2023 · 20m

What this episode covers

Hosts Daniel and Forbode discuss a flexible humidity sensor developed by researchers at Penn State University that enables smart diapers and other health monitoring applications. The sensor is created by spraying paper with a sodium chloride (salt) solution and drawing a circuit with a pencil, leveraging graphite and ionization to detect moisture. The hosts explore its ability to monitor breath patterns for respiratory health, skin humidity for dehydration detection, and its potential for low-cost touchless sensing interfaces.

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Penn State, Wevolver
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Apple Watch

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