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Illustration of a self-powered monitoring system that could be worn on the wrist.

September 5, 2012

Self-powered monitoring systems could be worn on the wrist.

Researchers in the ASSIST Center, an NSF Nanosystems Engineering Research Center, will use nanomaterials and nanodevices to develop self-powered health monitoring systems. Some of these devices could be worn on the wrist, like a watch.

Credit: Illustrated by Narayanan Ramanan, North Carolina State University

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