Most wearables promise the usual things: heart rate, sleep tracking, maybe a stress score you did not ask for. This one is after something far more unsettling. Researchers at the University of Tartu’s Institute of Computer Science are working on a smartwatch-like device that could help detect micro- and nanoplastic particles in the human body.
The work was published in the Proceedings of the 27th International Workshop on Mobile Computing Systems and Applications.
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The concept is striking as it takes a form factor people often associate with wellness and turns it into a tool for measuring one of the more disturbing byproducts of modern life.
How does it work?
Detecting plastic particles inside the body is difficult. It often relies on blood samples, specialized equipment and invasive methods. The researchers say that is exactly what they are trying to avoid.
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