Body Biosensor From: NASA Tech Briefs Insider - 08/24/2006 University of Arkansas researchers have developed a wireless biosensor that can record and monitor a football player's body temperature in real time. The prototype designed by students in the College of Engineering contributes to research into a commercial product that could prevent death due to heat stroke. The complete system includes a thermocouple temperature sensor, a transmitter, two amplifiers, and a base-station receiver connected to a laptop with user interface software. The sensor, which was embedded in a Schutt football helmet, adheres to a dense pad, which touches the surface of the player's forehead and records the body's temperature from the temporal artery. The sensor sends an analog signal to the transmitter, which converts the signal into digital data. The connected components communicate with a base-station receiver, which transfers data into a laptop computer. The system has a transmission distance of approximately 1,000 feet, which would work in the largest football stadiums. Read the entire article at: http://dailyheadlines.uark.edu/9030.htm Links: Preventing Heat Stroke / Sensor Monitors Temperature in Real Time http://www.yubanet.com/artman/publish/article_40741.shtml Solving Problems http://www.arkansasagnews.com/Publications/Agnews/agnews06-33.html Wireless Biosensor Instrument Developed http://www.postchronicle.com/news/technology/article_21234457.shtml http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/view.php?StoryID=20060816-061211-8683r Wireless Biosensor to Protect Football Players from Heat Stroke http://www.wireless-weblog.com/50226711/wireless_biosensor_to_protect_football_players_from_heat_stroke.php University of Arkansas College of Engineering http://www.engr.uark.edu/