11. Wireless Health Monitors
Smart watches may be able to track your fitness levels and help you stay in shape, but how about wearable tech that may actually help to save your life? In 2013, a team of Swiss biologists announced that they had developed a tiny implantable device that can monitor substances in the blood and send these results to a mobile phone. Researchers are now hopeful that this implantation device could become commercially available by 2017.
The device is just 14mm in length and its surface is partially covered with an enzyme that can detect chemicals like glucose and lactate. In essence, this little guy can monitor your health in real time – possibly being able to warn patients of a heart attack hours before it happens. Though still in its early stages, the potential of this mini body laboratory is astounding!
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