Medical Xpress December 18, 2024
Wearables such as smart watches or sensor rings are already a routine part of everyday life and are also popular Christmas gifts. They track our pulse rate, count our steps or analyze our sleep patterns. How can they already influence our behavior today and what future developments are possible?
In this interview, Can Dincer, who holds a Professorship of Sensors and Wearables for Health care at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) offers insights into his research.
What do we mean by wearables?
The term basically refers to anything that we can wear on our bodies. Strictly speaking, however, a wearable also includes an electronic component. Examples would be smart watches or smart rings that use various sensors to monitor...