Cave exploration made safer with the Nicla Sense ME-powered Sajac Project

Reading Time: 2 minutesThe art of cave exploration, or spelunking, can get its practitioners far closer to nature and the land we inhabit, but it also comes with a host of potential dangers. Some include extreme environmental conditions, lack of oxygen/toxic gases, and simply having their path closed off due to rock falls. Seeing these problems, Rifqi Abdillah […]

Making jackets smarter by letting them smell

Reading Time: 2 minutesFew things are worse than going to exercise, coming back home, and then realizing that you have been nose blind the entire time to your own odor. In order to detect the potential stench before anyone else does, Luke Berndt and his daughter, Elena, teamed up to create the Smelling Fresh, Feeling Fresh! project. Their idea […]

Detecting falls by embedding ML into clothing

Reading Time: 2 minutesBone density, strength, and coordination all decrease as we age, and this fact can lead to some serious consequences in the form of slips, falls, and other accidents. In Finland, falling is the most common type of accidental death among those age 65 and over, amounting to around 1,200 per year. But Thomas Vikstrom hopes […]

Turning a K-Way jacket into an intelligent hike tracker with the Nicla Sense ME

Reading Time: 2 minutesGoing for a hike outdoors is a great way to relieve stress, do some exercise, and get closer to nature, but tracking them can be a challenge. Our recent collaboration with K-Way led Zalmotek to develop a small wearable device that can be paired to a jacket to track walking speed, steps taken, and even the […]