The technology-packed tank top becoming trendy in space

Written by Francesca Lake (Editor-in-Chief)

Experimental Biology conference presenting wearable vest for monitoring health indicators in space
Credit: Canadian Space Agency/NASA

Wearable health monitors just got even sleeker; results presented at the Experimental Biology (EB) meeting (27—30 April 2021; online) showed the Bio-Monitor shirt (and matching headband) can consistently monitor the body in the Universe’s most inhospitable environment; Space. The physical demands of spaceflight and the limited living conditions on the International Space Station place strains on the bodies of astronauts, making it important to monitor their health and physical activity. “For health experiments we use many types of complex equipment, like heart monitors [and] activity sensors. Sometimes those can be tricky to put on, interfere with our movements and take...

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