Testing a University of Maryland Smart Underwear Device That Tracks Flatulence
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Ed Cara
Summary
A journalist tests a novel wearable device developed by researchers at the University of Maryland that tracks flatulence. The Smart Underwear wearable, created by Brantley Hall's team, is a small nickel-sized device that attaches to underwear to monitor and analyze farts throughout the day. The article chronicles the author's three-day experience wearing the device, blending humor with genuine scientific curiosity about gut health and digestive research.
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· 3 pulledI've had to add a novel item to my morning ritual: carefully sticking a nickle-sized device onto my underwear so that it can track my farts for the next 21 or so hours.
Ah, but don't worry, it's all in the name of science.
I've now had the opportunity—nay, the privilege—to test out the Smart Underwear wearable developed by researchers at the University of Maryland, led by Brantley Hall.
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