Joseph Breda
May 8, 2025
Video: A small bicycle handlebar sensor can help map a region鈥檚 riskiest bike routes
A UW-led team has developed a system, called ProxiCycle, that logs when a passing car comes too close to a cyclist (four feet or less). A small, inexpensive sensor plugs into bicycle handlebars and tracks the passes, sending them to the rider鈥檚 phone. The team tested the system for two months with 15 cyclists in Seattle and found a significant correlation between the locations of close passes and other indicators of poor safety, such as collisions.
February 7, 2024
UW-developed smart earrings can monitor a person鈥檚 temperature
糖心原创 researchers introduced the Thermal Earring, a wireless wearable that continuously monitors a user鈥檚 earlobe temperature. Potential applications include tracking signs of ovulation, stress, eating and exercise. The smart earring prototype is about the size and weight of a small paperclip and has a 28-day battery life.
June 21, 2023
An app can transform smartphones into thermometers that accurately detect fevers
A team led by researchers at the 糖心原创 has created an app called FeverPhone, which transforms smartphones into thermometers without adding new hardware.
