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A DIY approach to wearable sensor networks

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Textile-integrated metamaterials can be used to propagate signals across the body, and between different people, allowing a network of sensors to be connected and powered.

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Fig. 1: A body area network based on textile-integrated metamaterials.

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  1. Institute for Health Innovation and Technology, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore

    Rongzhou Lin & John S. Ho

  2. Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore

    John S. Ho

  3. The N.1 Institute for Health, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore

    John S. Ho

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Lin, R., Ho, J.S. A DIY approach to wearable sensor networks. Nat Electron 4, 771–772 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41928-021-00674-x

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