Podcast: The Big Deal In (Smart) Diapers

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Daniel Mitchell

21 Mar, 2023

A Penn State-led research team integrated four humidity sensors between the absorbent layers of a diaper to create a “smart diaper,” capable of detecting wetness and alerting for a change. Credit: Huanyu “Larry” Cheng/Penn State / Penn State. Creative Commons

A Penn State-led research team integrated four humidity sensors between the absorbent layers of a diaper to create a “smart diaper,” capable of detecting wetness and alerting for a change. Credit: Huanyu “Larry” Cheng/Penn State / Penn State. Creative Commons

In this episode, we discuss a new humidity sensor from Penn State researchers that enables smart diapers and a range of other health monitors.

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In this episode, we discuss a new humidity sensor from Penn State researchers that enables smart diapers and a range of other health monitors. The affordable and accessible manufacturing approach required to make these flexible sensors - which consists of salt, paper, and a pencil - is very promising given that it addresses the critical shortcomings similar products for wide scale adoption. 

EPISODE NOTES

(0:53) - New Sensor Enables Smart Diapers, Along Others

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👋🏼 Hi, I’m Daniel Scott Mitchell. I'm an entrepreneur, engineer, and a lifelong learner. I've helped to build and launch products at Tesla, Rivian, Formlabs, and startups. I host the Next Byte Podcast with Farbod in collaboration with Wevolver. You can find me on the web at links.danielmitchel...

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