Wearable UV Sensor Research featured on the NSW Smart Sensing Network website
Macquarie University researchers have developed an ultra-sensitive wearable device that can measure the skin’s exposure to ultraviolet rays in real time.
Dr Noushin Nasiri, Head of NanoTech Lab at Macquarie University, who has developed the device, said the commonly used smartwatches measure the UV index by detecting the user’s location and using the environmental data already available on the internet.
“Our sensor is a real time personalised device that is made for the user and can tell you the amount of UV absorbed by your skin today,” said Dr Nasiri.
The small device can easily slide onto watches and sunglasses, or woven into clothes and can ping the user’s smartphone once their skin is starting to become damaged.