AFWERX Looks to Buy Thousands of COVID-19-Spotting Wearable Devices
The innovation unit is interested in accessing them in as quick as 60 days.
Watch App Identifies Sounds for Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing People
People found the app was useful for letting them know if there was something that they should pay attention to.
Army Picks Fitbit to Develop Wearable Presymptom COVID-19 Detectors
The health and wellness wearable company plans to use the award to partner with the Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research to expand testing of its internally developed algorithm.
Tech Prints Sensors Right onto Human Skin
The sensors are capable of precisely and continuously capturing temperature, humidity, blood oxygen levels, and heart performance signals.
Defense to Outfit and Steer Military Dogs with Augmented Reality Goggles
Sights are set on tapping new technology to help better protect soldiers and the canines they guide.
The Military’s Latest Wearables Can Detect Illness Two Days Before You Get Sick
Some 400 troops are testing the devices, trained on nearly a quarter million cases to detect COVID and a whole lot more.
Wearable Fitness Devices Deliver Early Warning of Possible COVID-19 Infection
Several studies are testing algorithms that assess data from wearable devices to detect COVID-19.
Air Force Wants a Wearable Performance Tracker to Prevent Neck and Back Pain
The service aims to reduce delays due to injury and disability costs.
Is Social Distancing Effective? Navy Considers Employee-Tracking Wearables to Find Out.
Officials are looking to launch a proximity tracking program.
Federal Researchers Create 'Second Skin' to Shield Against Biological Threats
The material shields wearers from chemical and biological agents and could pave the way to smart uniforms for troops and first responders.
The Army Wants a Wearable COVID-19 Detector
Due to the urgent need, the managing consortium has suspended some—but not all—of its members-only restrictions.
Pentagon Wants Wearable, Lightweight Laser Detectors For the Troops
The challenge will be getting a sensitive enough sensor into a small enough package
Russian and Chinese Satellites Are Helping U.S. Pilots Spy on Russia and China
U-2 pilots are wearing watches that connect to foreign satellites, giving them backup navigation when GPS is jammed.
A Military-Funded Biosensor Could Be the Future of Pandemic Detection
If it wins FDA approval next year, the two-part sensor could help spot new infections weeks before symptoms begin to show.
NASA Tech Could Replace Passwords with Your Heartbeat
The space agency announced several health and biotech technology transfer opportunities.
One Step Closer to a Batsuit for Soldiers
Researchers announce new military funding in search for body armor skin that could be 300 percent stronger than anything we’ve seen before.
Flexible Tech Harvests Body Heat to Power Health Wearables
That means no need to take it off to recharge the battery.
Argonne’s Advanced X-Rays Are Beaming the Way to Smarter Helmets
An ongoing collaboration with scientists from the Army Research Laboratory and Northwestern University could improve the protection of human skulls.
Military Algorithm Can Predict Illness 48 Hours Before Symptoms Show
The program lead says future troops might be deployed with wearables like watches or chest straps that will know when they are getting sick and how long it will take them to get better.
Border Patrol Agents Might Get Body Cameras to Record Interactions With the Public
The agency is also interested in learning how body cameras could be integrated with its facial recognition program.
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