Data science joins forces with health and sports science in the multidisciplinary project STEX, which we are working on with the Free University of Bozen-Bolzano’s Sensing Technologies Laboratories, the University of Verona and the company Microgate. STEX aims to develop wearable sensors that can measure various parameters of muscle activity and correlate these with exercise intensity. In particular, respiratory frequency is assessed using strain sensors applied to the chest, while ammonia levels in sweat are assessed using a combination of biosensors based on electrolyte-gated field-effect transistors (EG-FETs) and skin-contact gas sensors. The goal is to create smart fabrics that provide indicators of biomechanical and metabolic efficiency. This innovation is important not just for athletes, but it also demonstrates how industry and research can collaborate to develop projects with significant social benefits.
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