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A new way to monitor vital signs (that can see through walls) | Dina Katabi

A new way to monitor vital signs (that can see through walls) | Dina Katabi

FromTED Talks Science and Medicine


A new way to monitor vital signs (that can see through walls) | Dina Katabi

FromTED Talks Science and Medicine

ratings:
Length:
13 minutes
Released:
Jul 12, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

At MIT, Dina Katabi and her team are working on a bold new way to monitor patients' vital signs in a hospital (or even at home), without wearables or bulky, beeping devices. Bonus: it can see through walls. In a mind-blowing talk and demo, Katabi previews a system that captures the reflections of signals like Wi-Fi as they bounce off people, creating a reliable record of vitals for healthcare workers and patients. And in a brief Q&A with TED curator Helen Walters, Katabi discusses safeguards being put in place to prevent people from using this tech to monitor somebody without their consent.
Released:
Jul 12, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Some of the world's greatest scientists, doctors and medical researchers share their discoveries and visions onstage at the TED conference, TEDx events and partner events around the world. You can also download these and many other videos free on TED.com, with an interactive English transcript and subtitles in up to 80 languages. TED is a nonprofit devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading.