Researchers at the University of Arizona are trying to close the digital healthcare gap with their new wearable device. The device can send health data up to 15 miles, without any significant infrastructure.

Alongside the implementation of this protocol, the lab developed circuitry and an antenna, which, in usual LoRa-enabled devices, is a large box that seamlessly integrates into the soft wearable. These electromagnetic, electronic and mechanical features enable it to send data to the receiver over a long distance. To make the device almost imperceptible to the wearer, the lab also enables recharge of its batteries over 2 meters of distance. The soft electronics, and the device’s ability to harvest power, are the keys to the performance of this first-of-its-kind monitoring system, Gutruf said.

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