Tech companies target temperature-monitoring patches for COVID-19

By Stephen Nellis on May 27, 2020 12:24AM

Tech companies target temperature-monitoring patches for COVID-19

Could be worn to monitor for elevated body temperatures.

A group of tech companies is working on a patch about the size of small bandage that could be worn to monitor for the elevated body temperatures that can sometimes signal the onset of COVID-19. The patch would be powered by a specially designed microchip that will be made in Minnesota at a chip ...

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