New wearable communication system offers potential to reduce digital health divide
Dec. 4, 2023
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BIO5 member Philipp Gutruf and fellow University of Arizona College of Engineering researchers developed a wearable monitoring device system that can transmit data up to 15 miles – much farther than Wi-Fi or Bluetooth systems can – without significant infrastructure.