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Polar Electro Sees Opportunities for Flexible Electronics in Wearables

The ability to conform comfortably to the human body is a tremendous advantage for flexible and printed electronics.

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By: DAVID SAVASTANO

Contributing Editor, Coatings World and Ink World, Coatings World and Ink World Magazine

The world of wearables has changed dramatically since the first wearables were introduced in the early 1980s. Polar Electro, a pioneer of sports wearables, began proving wearable heart rate solutions for customers as far back in 1983.    Dr. Jyrki Schroderus, director of research & technology for Polar Electro, noted that in 1983, the first wearable looked like a wristwatch, and also in the 1980s, there were chest straps for swimming. By the 2000s, Polar started making apparel and web serv...

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