AUSTRALIAN RESEARCHERS DEVELOP ELECTRONIC COAT HANGER FOR MEDICAL CLOTHES
July 1st, 2007
BY MONICA DOBIE RESEARCHERS from the University of South Australia have devised electronic clothes hangers that can download health data captured by smart garments with electronic sensors that monitor heart rates, blood pressure and other medical information. This is then downloaded by the hangers to a computer in a specially-designed wardrobe; meanwhile the electronic hangers recharge the smart garments - which could be a T shirt or a jacket -so they can be worn again. Professor Bruce Thomas said the wardrobe can hold several pieces so wearers can continually ...
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