WiFi signals can measure heart rate - with no wearable device needed, reveals new research.
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Computer Science and Engineering Ph.D. student Nayan Bhatia demonstrates Pulse-Fi, a technology that uses WiFi signals to measure a person's heart rate. (Erika Cardema/UC Santa Cruz via SWNS)
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