Illustration of a Self-Powered Monitoring System that Could Be Worn on the Wrist (IMAGE)

U.S. National Science Foundation

Illustration of a Self-Powered Monitoring System that Could Be Worn on the Wrist

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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.

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Illustrated by Narayanan Ramanan, North Carolina State University

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